As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.
The belief shared by corporate and government leaders that bigger is always better is founded on the false assumption
A group of primates wrestled with a plastic bag caught in the tangled roots of a mangrove tree. Their screeches echoed through the dense forest as they tore at the flimsy material, desperate for the scraps of food trapped inside.
High percentage of a harmful substance was found in the water near the country’s garment factories, according to a new study.
Each day of inaction translates to more lives lost
Ten years since Rana Plaza factory tragedy in Bangladesh, cheap clothing from global brands still filling landfill
Issues centring ecological protection are inherently political, but in this dying earth, these are repeatedly depoliticised.
Major cities, including metropolises like Dhaka and Chattogram, consistently rank among the world's least liveable urban areas.
Macron first told us that he had had a one-on-one conversation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina already in which he’d offered assistance from France to Bangladesh to work on an energy transition partnership.
Climate change is a phenomenon that impacts everyone on earth. Although some might think of climate change as something that will affect us in the future, it is an ongoing process and we are already seeing its effects. Ecosystems and people across the globe are being heavily impacted by it. Ever wondered why the weather has been going haywire recently? Or why more and more of the arctic region is melting away?
The country has been seeing a worsening plastic waste problem over the last decade and a half, and recently, a small step has been taken towards possible mitigation.
Dhaka's rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have led to a significant increase in air pollution levels.
No matter where I am in this city, the air is always heavy and thickly laced with pollutants that harm me in many ways.
Why did the authorities allow hotels, resorts and hatcheries without STPs to operate in Cox's Bazar?
MMC must take action now to stop the trashing of a lifeline
Staying silent against environmental pollution is serving the interests of the elite who are making profits from pollution.
The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"
Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
The government has taken an initiative to set up four new vehicle inspection centres (VICs) to control emissions.
