Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country鈥檚 first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo鈥檚 green-energy strategy begins.
Green activists and academics at a discussion on Wednesday urged the government to update the current noise pollution control law and strict enforcement to control the ever worsening impact of noise pollution on public health...
Negotiate for free trade agreements (FTAs) or economic partnership agreements with key countries have been stressed to obtain friction-free access to their markets since the country鈥檚 graduation from LDC status is unavoidable...
Mutual Trust Bank PLC, in collaboration with Green Delta Insurance PLC, has introduced digital onboarding for Non-Life Insurance through its branch network under Bancassurance...
Midland Bank PLC and Milvik Bangladesh Limited on Sunday signed an agreement at the bank鈥檚 head office, said a press release...
The ministry of housing and public works has taken disciplinary action against two officials of the public works department over abnormal expenses in the Rooppur Green City project in Pabna.
All units except Evergreen Factory in the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari resumed operations on Thursday morning after two days of closure following Tuesday鈥檚 violent clash that left one worker dead...
Green Delta Insurance PLC completed Bangladesh鈥檚 first-ever dairy heat index insurance claim settlement recently in Mymensingh, said a press release...
NCC Bank PLC and Meghna Life Insurance Company Limited recently signed a strategic agreement aimed at ensuring enhanced financial security for home loan customers, said a press release...
Denmark summoned the US charge d鈥檃ffaires Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory which US president Donald Trump wants to take over...
Banglalink has joined hands with Green Delta Insurance PLC, Bangladesh鈥檚 largest private non-life insurance company, to launch the first-ever Fire and Lightning Service Bundle for SME customers in the telecom industry...
Southeast Bank Green School held a special recognition ceremony on Tuesday to honour its students for their outstanding results in the Edexcel O-Level examinations in the 2025-26 session...
The 19th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
The import of green chili from India via Hili Land port is going on in full swing, increasing the supply and reducing the price in the last few days...
Canada will remove all tariffs on US goods that are compliant with the existing North American free trade agreement, prime minister Mark Carney said Friday, matching exemptions affirmed earlier this month by Washington...
Africa has everything it takes to become a 鈥榬enewable superpower鈥�, UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent...
A SECURE green future is not a slogan. It is a road map for any country that wants prosperity to last. As societies digitise everything from banking and energy to healthcare and education, two questions must be asked together, not separately. Does this system protect people鈥檚 data and livelihoods? And, does it minimise harm to the environment? If the answer to either...
Academicians and other speakers on Tuesday at a discussion emphasised adopting Liquefied Natural Gas and biofuel to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime vessels...
Pubali Bank PLC has recently opened its Green Road Islamic banking sub-branch at Panthapath in the capital, said a press release...
Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today said that the green shipbuilding industry could become the country鈥檚 next forex giant after the ready-made garment sector...
Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city Patras as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in southern Europe...
Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe...
Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds confined many ferries to port, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of summer travellers, and also sparked fires.
Maxcrete Limited, an AAC block and panel manufacturer, obtained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificate...
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today said that the interim government has been prioritising sustainable and green tourism by taking various initiatives to strike a balance between economic growth, environmental protection, and cultural conservation...
Italy鈥檚 competition watchdog said Monday it has fined the company responsible for Shein鈥檚 websites in Europe one million euros ($1.15 million) for false and confusing claims about the e-commerce giant鈥檚 efforts to be environmentally 鈥榞reen鈥�...
The Nepal Ambassador to Dhaka, Ghanshyam Bhandari, said that a preferential trade agreement between Bangladesh and Nepal is expected to be finalised soon...
Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College celebrated the World Environment Day 2025 with a series of events under the theme 鈥楴o more plastic pollution, it鈥檚 time to stop it鈥�, reaffirming its commitment to environmental protection and sustainability on July 24...
DHAKA appears to be hurtling towards an ecological disaster as its last remaining trees and water bodies are being wiped out in the name of development. A recent Change Initiative study shows that in 44 years, the capital has lost a half its tree cover and 60 per cent of its water bodies. The research shows that green coverage fell from 21.6 per cent in 1980 to 11.6 per cent in...
Greece on Sunday was battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations, with Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft being deployed to help...