Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged all to avoid destroying nature and stop the production and use of single-use plastic products and come together to plant trees and create a beautiful environment for the generations to come.
There are people who protect our little spaces so that they can be green again.
Earth could become an “uninhabitable hell” similar to Venus in just a few centuries, or even sooner.
With the theme "Generation Restoration," the day was celebrated amid a festive ambiance, engaging over 1000 students, including a tree plantation program on the school premises, said a press release.
On World Environment Day we discuss the need for a shift to sustainable fashion practices.
JCI Bangladesh started afforestation in the marine drive area of Cox’s Bazar.
Without realising the importance of rivers, particularly by the government, we cannot save our rivers
The global community is preparing to celebrate the 50th World Environment Day today.
Here are some thought-provoking documentaries that can expand our knowledge on climate change and its impact to help us comprehend our duties.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to plant and nurture saplings in their respective workplaces and houses in an attempt to protect the environment.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for increasing the use of jute products and boycotting the plastic ones as plastic has become a great threat to the environment globally.
In 2014, the United Nations Secretary General said: “There is no Plan B because we do not have a Planet B.” Since its inception in 1974, World Environment Day has grown to become a global platform for public outreach and it is now celebrated in more than 100 countries. The call to action for the World Environment Day 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution”. Plastic pollution is a pressing environmental concern that requires our collective action.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands for stronger implementation of law to resist illegal production, marketing and usage of plastic to prevent environment pollution.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government has taken many anti-environmental projects just to stay in the office.
Even two and a half years ago, worry over water for irrigation would cast a shadow on Uday's hope for a good harvest.
It was around 10:45 on a sunny Saturday morning. Production was going on in full swing at Plummy Fashions Limited, a Narayanganj-based knitwear garment factory.
The traditional Sal forest in Tangail is disappearing fast due to non-stop felling of trees and encroachment of forestlands.
Prof Dwijen Sharma, an eminent naturalist, said it would not be possible to stop the conflict between nature and development as long as capitalism controls everything.
We observed yet another World Environment Day, and perhaps it is time to seriously evaluate if our actions on the ground match our grand pledges, in summits and seminars, to protect the country from the threat of climate change and further environmental degradation.
