SC bans use of single-use plastic, poly bags at restaurants on court premises

The Supreme Court administration has ordered to stop the use of listed single-use plastic and banned polythene bags at the hotels and restaurants located on the Supreme Court and all other court premises
3 November 2024, 19:14 PM

No one has right to grab canals, rivers

Canals and rivers are national assets and no one has the right to grab and pollute those, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.
1 November 2024, 19:13 PM

Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts

Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM

Elephant found dead in Sherpur

A wild elephant was found dead in Batkuchi Tilapara area of Madhutila Eco Park near Nalitabari border in Sherpur on Thursday night.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM

Polybag producers to face action from tomorrow

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change along with the Department of Environment conducted a monitoring drive yesterday morning in an effort to curb the use of banned polythene shopping bags.
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM

For birds, for environment

Batighar Adarsha Pathagar, a voluntary organisation, recently installed more than a hundred earthen pots on trees in the municipal park and neighbouring
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM

'PAKHIR GRAM'

The Ashurhat village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila has become a haven for Asian Openbill Storks,
31 October 2024, 18:17 PM

Diesel, kerosene prices reduced by Tk 0.50 for November

The government has reduced diesel and kerosene prices by Tk 0.50 per litre for November while petrol and octane prices would remain the same
31 October 2024, 15:33 PM

Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit

While plenty have criticised the annual COP summit in the past, it is rare for any government to so totally dismiss the UN's premier climate talks.
31 October 2024, 04:09 AM

To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay

The Philippines, with a population of 120 million, generates some 1.7 million metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste a year, according to the World Bank.
31 October 2024, 03:48 AM
28 October 2024, 16:11 PM

Rising temperatures pose a threat to maternal, reproductive health: study

Rising global temperatures pose a severe threat to maternal and reproductive health by increasing the risks of pregnancy complications and losses, according to a new study
28 October 2024, 15:44 PM

HC questions legality of Ctg port authority’s law to fill river

The High Court today issued a rule questioning the legality of a law that has empowered the authorities concerned to fill Karnaphuli river in Chattogram
27 October 2024, 16:27 PM
27 October 2024, 11:52 AM

Polybag ban to be imposed from Nov 1: Rizwana

She warned of potential actions against the manufacturers of this banned product
27 October 2024, 10:31 AM

Fossil fuel main driver of climate change: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said fossil fuel use is one of the main drivers of climate change
26 October 2024, 16:31 PM

National committee to protect oil-gas to hold countrywide rally Nov 4

National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port today announced to hold a countrywide rally on November 4 to press home its 6-point demands
26 October 2024, 12:53 PM

Climate finance will go in vain unless global warming kept in check

A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has warned that if current policies continue, global temperatures could rise by a catastrophic 3.1°C by the end of this century
26 October 2024, 12:41 PM

Cyclone Dana sweeps India coastal areas, no casualty reported

The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" swept coastal areas of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal today since making landfall after midnight, toppling trees, snapping power lines and inundating some low-lying areas but no casualties were reported, officials said
25 October 2024, 06:09 AM

Cyclone Dana lashes Odisha

The severe cyclonic storm Dana early today slammed into Bhitarkanika and Dhamra coasts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha where authorities evacuated a million people to safety, shut schools, and suspended flight and train operations.
24 October 2024, 21:25 PM