Environment

Stay on Sonargaon sand-filling to continue

The Supreme Court extends its earlier order that asked the...
Tigers dwindling: just six sub-species remain

Six different sub-species of tigers exist, scientists confirms,...
Trump says climate change not a hoax, not sure of its source

President Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change...

Dolphin fair kicks off in Khulna

A ten-day long dolphin fair kicks off in Khulna with a call to take...
Bangladesh among 'best value travel destinations'

Bangladesh ranked seventh in the Lonely Planet's Top 10 “Best...
UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning

Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or...

Curb air pollution in Dhaka: green activists

Green activists yesterday urged the authorities concerned to take...
Canadian crabs with bad attitude threaten coastal ecosystem

Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes...
Hurricane Florence closes in on US east coast

Hurricane Florence is on course to deliver a powerful blow to the...

Washington man jailed for overharvesting sea cucumbers

The owner of a Washington seafood company was sentenced to two...
Pollution the killer

Some 18,000 deaths from environmental pollution occurred in 2015 in...
Hurricane Florence: Carolina residents told to 'get out now'

Highways are clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina...

Sundarbans wildlife gets extended sanctuary

The biodiversity boundary has been extended in the Sundarbans, the...
2 storms, Florence and Mangkhut, different as water and wind

Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms —...
‘Trump to make it easier for industries to release methane’

The Trump administration is preparing to make it significantly...

World must prevent runaway climate change by 2020: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is...
Asia's rising appetite for meat, seafood will 'strain environment'

Asia's growing appetite for meat and seafood over the next...
Heat wave for couple of days

Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and...

Indonesia removes 3 songbirds from new protected list

The Environment and Forestry Ministry of Indonesia has removed...
'Major transformation' ahead for Earth's ecosystems

Forest fires like this one in the Cleveland National Forest in...
Let there be no industrialisation near Sundarbans

The Sundarbans mangrove forest, the habitat of Bengal tigers, is...

Green cat snake lays eggs

An endangered green cat snake, sheltered at Bangladesh Bonyo Prani...
300 endangered sea turtles found dead off Mexican coast

About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern...
Polar bear killed after attack on Arctic cruise ship guard

Norwegian authorities say a polar bear attacked and injured a polar...

Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.
Volunteer recalls long, lonely fight to protect forest

Volunteer Liu Zhenmao has protected a mountain forest in Hunan province for 38 years, spending 22 Chinese New Year's Eves at his sentry post and even missing his youngest son's wedding due to his dedication.
Want to go for urban gardening? Get ideas from environment fair

In the concrete city life, not many urban dwellers get the chance to build their dream garden for lack of space. But this year, the National Environment Fair has brought some innovative ideas and techniques of urban gardening for its visitors under one roof.
Turning plastic wastes to resources

A grim future threatens our world and the lives of thousands of species, including humans, as we keep polluting the environment with plastic wastes. However, there is still hope to save the day if we turn these wastes to resources, and there are ways to do so.
Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears

A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland triggers fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
Use jute bags, break up with plastics: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays emphasis on increasing the use of jute-made products giving up plastic-made ones as plastic now has become a great threat to the environment globally.
Global warming: Bangladesh at ‘risk’ in struggle to stay cool

Bangladesh is among the countries ‘most at risk’ as a study shows that more than a billion people in the world are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and medicines as global warming brings more high temperatures.
Sundari disappearing fast in Sundarbans for salinity, diseases

Sundari tree, one of the most extensively found mangrove species in the Sundarbans, are disappearing for various diseases, including 'top-dying disease' which has killed 15 percent trees since the 80s.
Heat wave kills 19 in Canada

A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials say.
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: Study

Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, a US study says, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease.
Guppy fish an effective dengue mosquito control method

Guppy fish can be one of the five most effective forms of dengue control, as these tiny fish can be placed in water vessels in and around homes, where they will eat the larvae of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes.
Met office forecasts rain over country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes are likely to occur at many places across the country in the next 24 hours.
Earth's intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: Scientists

Earth's intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria every year from 2014 to 2016 at a 20 percent faster rate than during the previous decade, scientists says.
PM pushes for full implementation of Paris deal

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for full implementation of the Paris Agreement as Bangladesh needs greater support for climate change adaptation.
International Environment Day

This year, plastic pollution is the main theme of International Environment Day, celebrated on June 5.
TIB for enforcing law to prevent plastic pollution

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands for stronger implementation of law to resist illegal production, marketing and usage of plastic to prevent environment pollution.
Overuse of resources by Rohingyas threatens forests in Ukhiya, Teknaf

The forests in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar will perish by 2019 if Rohingya habitation continues to overuse natural resources in those areas, experts say.
Trudeau invites Hasina to G7 special session

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been invited by her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to join a session of the G7 Summit. Canada will welcome the Bangladesh premier and 15 other world leaders and heads of international organisations to a special outreach session of the G7 Summit on June 9.
5 dead in Yemen cyclone

Five people are killed and at least 40 missing on the Yemeni island of Socotra as Cyclone Mekunu pummelled the area before making its way to the Arabian Peninsula's southern coast.
Unusual summer this year

Summers in Bangladesh are usually unforgiving as the mercury keeps on rising throughout the season, but not this time. This year, the summer is unusual, with relentless rains and thunderstorms dominating most part of the season from March to April.
Dead whale washes ashore in Kuakata

A dead whale is washed ashore along Kuakata beach in Patuakhali.
Volcanic activity pauses at Hawaii crater but more eruptions expected

Volcanic activity from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano pauses on Tuesday, authorities says, while warning that more outbreaks should be anticipated.
Chinese scientists develop new material for water purification

Chinese scientists have come up with a new membrane material which can efficiently separate salt from water and has other water purification functions.
Fresh quakes hit Hawaii after Kilauea volcano erupts

A series of fresh earthquakes, including a powerful magnitude 6.9, hit Hawaii's Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing fountains of lava into residential areas and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
116 people killed in India dust storm

Lightning strikes and powerful dust storms across India kills at least 116 people and injures more than 250 as meteorologists warned of more wild weather on the horizon.
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air: WHO

Nine out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants, shows new data from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
9 ways to save yourself from lightning strikes

Measures taken timely can save many lives during a lightning storm. But it is very tough to recall the tips in the face of trouble therefore we need to drill ourselves to get familiar to these measures.
Ban on polythene: Punish rule violators, experts demand

Environmentalists demand exemplary punishment for the people who are violating the law banning production and use of polythene.
No harmful element found in Passur water at Harbaria point: DoE

A government scientist says that no harmful element has been found in the waters of Passur river at Harbaria point where a coal-laden vessel sank in the Sundarbans last Sunday.
Bowhead whales not only singers, but avid composers too

How do bowhead whales in the unbroken darkness of the Arctic's polar winter keep busy during breeding season?