Bank accounts with over Tk 1cr decline
The number of bank accounts holding deposits of over Tk 1 crore declined by 719 in March due to poor business environment in the country...
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Bangladesh to observe World Environment Day June 25
Bangladesh will observe World Environment Day on June 25 instead of June 5, as Eid-ul-Azha holiday has already begun in the country...
GCI project ends in Bangladesh
Key stakeholders from the refrigeration and air conditioning sector gathered at the Department of Environment in Dhaka鈥檚 Agargaon on Monday to celebrate the completion of the Green Cooling Initiative III Project in Bangladesh...
Unilever holds workshop on environmental journalism in Ctg
Unilever Bangladesh, country鈥檚 leading fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers and marketing company, recently organised a three-day environmental journalism workshop titled 鈥榊outh journalism on environment: a focus on plastic waste management鈥� for the youth of Chattogram...
Economic corridors can boost regional dev
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said economic corridors can be beneficial for the economies of the countries in the region...
BUFT holds seminar, rally, clean-up event
The BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology organised a two-day event to mark World Environment Day 2025 concluded on the university campus in Dhaka on Sunday...
DCCI urges govt to ensure business-friendly environment
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday urged the government to ensure an environment conducive to operating business in a smooth, transparent and secured manner...
Two-day 鈥榚nvironmental debate competition鈥� begins at DU
A two-day 12th Inter-University Environmental Debate Competition began at the Teachers-Students Centre auditorium of Dhaka University on Saturday...
3 RMG units get LEED certificates
Now Bangladesh has 243 United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified readymade garment factories as three more units achieved status of green factories, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.聽
Navana Pharma achieves ISO 14001:2015 certification
Navana Pharmaceuticals PLC. has been officially awarded the prestigious ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification...
Economy and environment
BANGLADESH鈥橲 meandering geographical landscape and low-lying delta topography make it susceptible to natural disasters. However, beyond these geographical challenges, there have been many more casualties, and all of them are directly or indirectly connected to reckless behaviour and flawed thinking frameworks. These problems mainly stem from unsustainable...
Govt to suspend lease of 17 stone quarries
The interim government has decided to suspend the leasing process of 17 stone quarries out of 51 in the country over environmental concerns.
Campaign launched to stop harassment of women
A campaign was launched on Thursday to ensure a harassment-free environment for women in public transport in the capital...
Commission for land, agri, environment demanded
Speakers, including representatives from non-governmental organisations, on Sunday called on the government to form a commission on land and agricultural reform and environmental protection...
City corporations asked to stop waste burning聽at landfills
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday asked city corporations to stop burning municipal wastes dumped at city landfills.
12 illegal lead battery factories shut down
The Department of Environment on Friday shut down 12 illegal lead battery factories operating at Konapara and Jatrabari in Dhaka, and Aminbazar in Savar for polluting the environment.
Govt should have earnestness, will to end river pollution
THE pollution of rivers, especially the four that surround the Dhaka city and generally all of them that flow through the Dhaka division, runs high whilst there may not be any rivers in outlying areas that are free of pollution. The environment department says that at least 1,659 industrial units discharge untreated waste water into canals, rivers and other water bodies. And...
Drowning in noise
NOISE pollution in Bangladesh has reached an intolerable level. It now affects daily life, damages health, and disrupts the environment. The cities echo with constant sound 鈥� horns blaring, construction hammering, music blaring from speakers and engines roaring. Rural areas, once peaceful, are also no longer free from this intrusion. The situation is worst in major...
HC for fresh list of brick kilns
The High Court on Monday directed divisional commissioners to take decisive action in ensuring a pollution-free environment, emphasising their duty to enforce environmental laws...
Judicial activism in protection of environment
JUDICIAL activism in environmental protection goes beyond the mere enforcement of the statutory provision of the environment laws and embraces restitutionary as well as injunctive relief. Bangladesh, like many other...
Rajshahi people continue protest at felling trees
Rajshahi people on Wednesday formed a human chain in the city demanding protection of the environment, agricultural land and ensuring social security...
Cyberbullying, misinformation decried
In an effort to create a safer digital environment for the youth of Bangladesh, the JAAGO Foundation and the TikTok jointly organised a roundtable discussion titled National Dialogue on Youth and Online Safety at the Platinum Grand of Banani in Dhaka on Thursday...
Stringent court action needed to make govt stop air pollution
THE High Court has rightly issued a warning against bureaucrats, noting that any negligence to protect the environment would entail action against the officials who would fail to comply with court orders in this connection. The bench sounded the warnings as it heard a petition that legal aid organisation Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed seeking the...
HC warns bureaucrats against failure to protect environment
The High Court on Monday issued a stern warning to bureaucrats, declaring that negligence in protecting the environment would not be tolerated and action would be taken against officials failing to comply with court orders in this connection...
Bashundhara, JMI, Anwar Cement fined Tk 20 lakh
A mobile court of the Department of Environment聽has fined three industries Tk 20 lakh in Gazaria upazila of the聽district for violating the Environment Act...
Two more RMG units get LEED certification
Two more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have gained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificates, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
Govt encourages safe alternative to plastic: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at a seminar on Wednesday said that the government was working to discourage use of single-use plastic to curb pollution and encouraging safer alternative to save environment...
ATTACK ON DOE DIRECTOR: Punishment for attackers demanded
Eminent environment and human rights activists in a statement on Wednesday demanded punishment for attackers who injured Department of Environment director Md Sawqat Ali....
6 arrested over attack during DoE drive
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday said that six people were arrested in connection with an attack on officials from the Department of Environment during a drive at an illegal polythene factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Chawk Bazar area on Sunday...
Environment drives should be adequately supported
THE violent attack on a Department of Environment director during a drive against illegal polythene production at Chawkbazar in Dhaka is worrying as it indicates a weak enforcement mechanism. The director was assaulted on January 26 and had a fractured nose after he had sealed off a factory illegally producing polythene bags. A similar violent attack took...