environmental pollution
A river indistinguishable from a canal is no river
Plight of the Karatoya highlights the pitiful state of our rivers
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
Save Bhairab River before it’s too late
One by one, our rivers are being killed
Rivers cannot be saved without honest efforts
Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role
A riverine horror show
Saga of three rivers a reminder of how catastrophically mismanaged our rivers are
Rhetoric cannot save our rivers
State minister’s words must be followed by proper action
What good is the status of 'living entities' if rivers continue to be choked?
Government must take urgent steps to reduce plastic pollution
There is a war going on against nature in Bangladesh
Dhaka losing its greenery is the tip of a colossal iceberg
Cheaper polythene bags spell disaster for the environment
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed to withdraw the existing 5 percent supplementary duty on all types of polythene bags, plastic bags (including oven plastic bags) and wrapping materials made of polyethylene.
Who will hold the reins of brick kiln owners?
Toxic smoke from brick kilns is damaging crops and public health
Dhaka world's noisiest city, Rajshahi 4th on list: UN report
Dhaka is the world’s noisiest city, according to a latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Farmland turns WASTELAND
Selim Uddin, 50, had been a farmer all his life like his father and his father before him. Until a few years ago, he earned his living by farming on a small piece of land and fishing in canals in and around his South Madrasa union in Chittagong's Hathazari upazila.
Pollution causes 1 in 4 deaths
A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to environmental pollution and climate change, says a landmark report of the United Nations.
Killing the environment
A recent World Bank report—an environmental analysis of Bangladesh—should erase any remaining doubts about the critical level that environmental pollution has reached in the country.
9 killed in India cops firing
Nine people are killed when police opened fire on protesters demanding the closure of a copper smelting plant over environmental pollution concern in a port city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu today.
Bangladesh 2nd worst country in curbing pollution
Bangladesh is the second worst country in curbing environmental pollution, an Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranking report says.
