PM orders tougher action against polythene, plastic use
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Environment
HC orders action to stop hill cutting in Bandarban's Lama
8 September 2026
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Environment
Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,357 as rescuers scour tunnels
8 September 2026
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World
Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms
8 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino
8 September 2026
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Business
Large teak tree felled and stolen from Lawachara National Park
7 September 2026
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Environment
Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health: UN
7 September 2026
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Environment
Star Interactive / Rivers erase land 5 times the size of Dhaka in 5 decades
6 September 2026
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Environment
'The flood is coming': How a Nepal principal saved 900 students
6 September 2026
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World
Nepali woman rescued alive from buried home 10 days after flood
5 September 2026
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World
Birth control ‘solution’ to climate
One of the Catholic Church's most senior prelates has said that birth control could "offer a solution" to the impacts of climate change.
9 December 2015
Climate talks shift from binding targets to 'name and shame'
It's clear at this point that even if the international climate accord being negotiated in suburban Paris becomes legally binding, it won't include punitive measures like trade sanctions or embargoes on straggler countries that fail to meet their commitments.
7 December 2015
COP21: UK under fire on climate policy
Environmentalists say the UK government is talking impressively on climate change to its international audience, but down-grading energy policy at home.
6 December 2015
India will ‘cut coal for climate cash’
A senior Indian negotiator says his country will cut back its use of coal, if sufficient cash for renewables emerges from a Paris deal.
3 December 2015
COP21: Prince Charles to call for forest protection
Prince Charles is expected to call for better protection of the world's forests at the UN climate conference in Paris.
1 December 2015
COP21: World leaders begin climate talks
World leaders open an historic summit in Paris aimed at ending decades of political gridlock and forging an elusive agreement to avert calamitous global warming.
30 November 2015
Fill your gardening appetite despite limited space
In Dhaka, what has been looked down upon as a city brimming with concrete walls, you can make a change of your own and spread more green to the ash – despite limited space.
30 November 2015
Poor 'left behind' at climate talks
A critical UN conference aimed at agreeing a new global approach to climate change is set to open in Paris with 147 world leaders in attendance.
30 November 2015
COP21: Rallies call for Paris climate change action
People wearing hold signs as they participate in the human chain demonstration near Republique Square on the eve of the COP21 Conference opening, Paris, France, 29 November 2015.
29 November 2015
Climate crunch to dominate Commonwealth summit
The 2015 Commonwealth Summit kicks off on Friday to a grand opening ceremony with Queen Elizabeth, followed by intense working sessions where world leaders will grapple with climate change.
27 November 2015
COP 21: 2015 likely to be warmest on record, says UN weather body
Temperatures across the globe are likely to break records in 2015 with readings running "well above" any previous year, scientists say.
25 November 2015
India seeks 'climate justice' for poor nations at Paris talks
India will urge rich nations to deliver "climate justice" for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environment minister of the country says in an interview with AFP.
23 November 2015
12000 year old frozen lion cubs found in Siberia
Russian scientists display the remains of two ancient cave lion cubs that were found preserved in permafrost. The cave lion species became extinct some 12,000 years ago.
18 November 2015
Fish keeping: Few tips for beginners
What makes fish keeping one the best hobbies? Here are some tips for the beginners
17 November 2015
Society 'set for climate change woe'
Human societies will soon start to experience adverse effects from manmade climate change, a prominent economist has warned.
16 November 2015
Web Review: Animal welfare through Facebook
Facebook groups such as ‘ADOPT ME! BANGLADESH! ~by MAD.ORG’, ‘Dog Lovers of Bangladesh!’ and ‘Dog Society of Bangladesh’ are engaging in activities related to animal welfare and creating awareness regarding animal rights in Bangladesh.
15 November 2015
'Dramatic retreat' seen in Greenland glacier
A major glacier in northeastern Greenland is rapidly crumbling into the Atlantic Ocean and experts warned on Thursday the breakup will likely raise global sea level by 18 inches (a half meter).
13 November 2015
Evict illegal occupations from bank of Padma: HC
The High Court directs the government to evict all illegal structures on the bank of river Padma and fences built for fishing in the river between Madaripur and Munshiganj in 30 days.
12 November 2015
'Worst ever' pollution in China’s northeast
Chinese state media and netizens decries high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists say could be the "worst ever" air quality seen in the country.
10 November 2015
Megacities to be hit hard by surging sea levels
Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius.
9 November 2015