environment

BUP’s EggTeaVate: Transforming cafeteria waste into sustainable solutions

EggTeaVate is based on the widely recognised concept of kitchen waste composting but with a unique approach.

The relationship between consumerism and the climate crisis: Explained

Unchecked consumerism threatens planetary stability, urging a shift toward sustainability.

Carbon emissions, climate change, and the cacao tree

In conversation with Shams-il Arefin Islam where he talks about his work and sheds light on how the cacao tree acts as an early climate alarm bell.

Why nuclear energy makes sense for Bangladesh

Coal is responsible for approximately 24.6 deaths per TWh (terawatt hour) due to air pollution and occupational hazards.

Plastics: lifesaver turned environmental threat

Since appearing in the 19th century, plastic has undergone many reinventions.

To reform Bangladesh's environment sector, focus on biodiversity conservation

Environment is one of three pillars of sustainable development, while society and economy are the other two.

Preserving our future by saving our forests

Most of the forest and relevant laws in practice are from the British regime, and devoid of any consideration of the people.

Data centres to cause 2.5 bln tons of emissions by 2030: research

The rapid expansion of data centres worldwide is projected to generate approximately 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions by 2030, according to research by the multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley.

Debunking tales of the Russell’s viper

Amid this mass panic, many “facts” being circulated about the snake fall in the realm of misinformation. 

April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022

Cox's Bazar: Longest beach or biggest dumpster?

Like all other developing towns and cities in Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar has been growing at a tremendously rapid rate. And, not surprisingly,

October 4, 2021
October 4, 2021

Carbon footprint and you: slowing climate change starts at home

One of the factors contributing increasingly to a rise in climate change is a high carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse emissions (such as carbon dioxide and methane gas) that are generated by our actions as we live our life.

July 8, 2021
July 8, 2021

Fun Upcycling Projects to Try

Fun ways to adopting a zero-waste lifestyle.

June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021

Algal Biofuels: The Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Algae are a remarkable candidate for biodiesel production.

June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020

3 apps that help you support a greener earth

3 apps that can help you help the environment without going out in the wild

June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020

Go paperless for an eco-friendly workplace

Going paperless in the workplace can save money. Tons of it. Oh, it can reduce waste, improve employee efficiency and do good for the environment too.

June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020

The absence of climate change in fiction and other great derangements

The book explores our inability at the level of literature, history, and politics to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.

March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020

The million promises and little perils of bird-watching by the coast of Bangladesh

It is years ago now. The day I took a bus to the southernmost tip of Bangladesh with a group of people wearing khaki-coloured shirts, two-in-one pants, carrying heavy duty binoculars, spotting scopes and talking excitedly about a bird.

February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020

No high rises along seashore: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has today said the government will not allow construction of any high-rise structures along the seashore.

February 7, 2020
February 7, 2020

Only PM's direct intervention can save the rivers of Bangladesh

Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla, people’s Sonar Bangla, history’s Sonar Bangla will be a barren Sonar Bangla with its rivers polluted, grabbed and encroached upon and rendered lifeless. SAVE THEM TO SAVE US.