Environment

The country is experiencing a mild to moderate heat wave, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today. “Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi division and the districts of Tangail, Manikgonj, Dinajpur, Nilphamari,...

Approximately 12,000 acres of forestland in Cox’s Bazar that were previously given to other agencies would be given back to the Forest Department, according to Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan. She told...

It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that does not mean it’s free of that modern scourge of the environment — the rubbish humanity discards. In southern Morocco, volunteers are hunting for...

The European Union (EU) today expected Bangladesh to enhance its renewable energy use by over 3 percent through restructuring the South Asian nation’s energy sector alongside pursuing political stability through democratic elections. “We expect Bangladesh to...

On April 16, 2025, Germany and Bangladesh entered into an agreement for a significant climate change initiative, with Germany committing to provide €52.5 million (approximately BDT 724 crore) to support Bangladesh’s climate adaptation projects. The agreement...

Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network. “Stubborn cumulus clouds and persistent...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the adviser for the environment, forests, and climate change, stated today that waste should never be burned, not even in the Matuail Sanitary Landfill. Following her tour of the Matuail dump in Dhaka,...

The Directorate of Environment (DOE) today requested all concerned not to use one-time use plastic and polythene during the Eid journey by launch. The DOE also urged the passengers of the launches to keep the food...

Ecuador found a new leak in a fuel pipeline in the Amazon region on Saturday and dubbed it an “attack,” days after another spill affected hundreds of thousands of people. The energy ministry did not report...

As the tumultuous dry season began in the tropical Southeast Asian nation, local officials said that schools were closed in about half of the Philippine capital on Monday due to the high temperatures. The heat index,...