Opposition Chief Whip and Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu today in parliament slammed the government for its plan to hike electricity and energy prices, saying such moves will add to the misery of people

The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) today issued legal notices on 13 government bodies, including three ministries, urging them to cease leasing parts of the Jadukata river in Sunamganj and take action to safeguard the transboundary river

Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for maintenance of refineries in the world's second-largest oil exporter

A project titled "Bangladesh Programme to End Modern Slavery (B-PEMS) AugroJatra Climate Change" was launched today

Students and artists in Barishal have demanded that the natural flow of the Kirtankhola be restored

Gas supply in different areas of Dhaka city will be suspended for 15 hours from 9:00am tomorrow for emergency replacement and relocation of gas transmission lines under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

The minister says UN has pledged funding for climate actions in Bangladesh

The High Court has stayed all the tender proceedings for leasing out the Balumahal (designated sand quarry) at Mohadeo river in Netrokona for a month

Gas supply will remain suspended for three hours for emergency repairing work of gas lines in different areas of Dhaka city tomorrow

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury today inaugurated the second National Forest Inventory (NFI), aimed at developing effective forest management plans and ensuring the sustainable use of Bangladesh's forest resources

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said that the government would introduce incentive packages to promote the production of environmentally-friendly block bricks

Dhaka's air quality was categorized as 'unhealthy' this morning

Almost every morning this past winter, media outlets reported on Dhaka’s poor air quality.

Rain and thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are forecasted at a few places in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions, according to BMD's weather bulletin for today

Dhaka was identified as the city with the seventh most polluted air globally at 8:46 am today, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161 and categorising its air as "unhealthy"

Different marine species, including sea turtles and dolphins, have been dying on Cox’s Bazar shore in recent times.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:30am today, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Garbage, including plastic waste, piled up across 400 metres under a footbridge on Chhoto Jamuna river, and also scattered along the riverbank on both sides -- this was what this correspondent saw during a recent visit to Phulbari municipality in Dinajpur.

Its profit hit Tk 221 crore in FY23, down from Tk 413 crore previous year