Deforestation in Bangladesh
We must protect Tengragiri forest at any cost
We can’t afford to lose the ‘second Sundarbans’ to timber thieves.
World Environment Day 2024 / Forests in Bangladesh are disappearing when we need them most
The rate of deforestation in Bangladesh is almost double the global average due to land use change and human activities.
Sundarbans must be left alone to recover
Alarming rise of resort business surrounding it should be checked
Forests must not fall victim to business
Safeguarding nature should be our priority
Bashundhara felling trees: Why make the city less livable?
Bashundhara bares its leafy streets
Trees are Dhaka’s saviours
Things seem dire as people brace for the imminent fight against heat waves and air pollution.
We need a fresh drive to protect environment
Government must push through vital measures for results
Stop relentless attacks on our forests
Illegal encroachers are devouring Bangladesh's precious natural resources
Why this constant onslaught on nature?
Razing of hills in Bandarban and elsewhere must stop
Stop ravaging our reserve forests
Government must not allow anyone to occupy or destroy forestland
With every forest razed, a little bit of Bangladesh dies too
Worrying reports about natural degradation question the government’s sincerity
Tree for tree, but at what cost?
High Court ruling on planting new trees shouldn’t be taken as a licence to cut trees at will
Why are we so intent on killing forests?
Chattogram district administration must answer for felling 5,000 trees
Can a state institution just gobble up land?
BADC must stop filling the water retention area in Gabtoli
A canal here, a bird refuge there...
One by one, we’re losing precious natural resources to greed and apathy
Forests are vanishing acre by acre
Why are the authorities so negligent in protecting forests?
The ‘War on Trees’ is winning
Unlike the “War on Terror,” a script written and executed by US President George W Bush, the “War on Trees” has been far more successful.
Brick kiln for hills? Not really a choice
Authorities must step up efforts to protect hills from being ravaged
Conservation science has moved on. We, too, must adapt and change.
The threats resulting from climate warming and loss of nature are no longer theoretical, but a brutal reality.
