Rampant industrial pollution blamed for disease spread in N鈥檊anj
Green activists and local people at a discussion on Wednesday blamed industries for polluting water, air and soil in Narayanganj and spreading pollution-related diseases...
Tags : environment
3 more factories obtain LEED certificates
Three more Bangladeshi readymade garment factory units have obtained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, boasting the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 261...
Project approved subject to environmental clearance
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said that there were some pre-conditions to establish the permanent campus of Rabindra University in Chalan Bil area...
Singapore ship levied $1b in damages by Sri Lanka
Owners of a Singapore-registered vessel urged Colombo on Friday to consider more 鈥榬ational鈥� compensation after they were ordered to pay $1 billion in damages for causing Sri Lanka鈥檚 worst case of environmental pollution...
258 RMG units now Leed-certified
Five new Bangladeshi readymade garment factory units have achieved the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, bringing the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 258...
Govt to increase forest coverage to 20pc: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that the government will adopt a well-structured programme to increase the coverage of the state-controlled forests to 20 per cent of the country鈥檚 total land area...
Oil industry presence surges at UN plastic talks: NGOs
Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution...
Bangladesh targets 85 per cent HFC cut by 2045
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding the ozone layer through a strategic phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons, also known as HFCs, under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol...
5,093 acres of forest land reclaimed
The environment, forest and climate change ministry reclaimed and reforested a total of 5,093 acres of forest land between August 2024 and June 2025...
Artists urged to play active role in protecting environment
Artists can play a vital role in protecting the environment while public art can ensure coexistence of ideas in a democratic society following the student-led mass uprising, said speakers at an event on Wednesday...
Block maker Maxcrete obtains LEED certificate
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...
Italy fines fast-fashion giant Shein for 鈥榞reen鈥� claims
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�...
Govt needs to put in work to stem decline in cultural activities
A SOMEWHAT decline in cultural activities by institutions has been apparent, especially in outdoor rather than indoor programmes, in a year of the interim government as many organisations say that they go slow because of security reasons. A reported incoordination among government agencies and an absence of an appropriate environment, which mostly..
BAGHC observes environment day
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...
Environmental justice
UNDERSTANDING the concept of environmental crime is a complex attempt that seeks consideration of the overall socio-cultural as well as political structure of a particular area. And the narrow view of criminology and criminal justice theories are changing over time. The idea of environmental justice within the criminological literature started to become prevalent in the...
Three more RMG factory units get LEED certificate
The number of United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified factories reached 253, as three new factory units recently achieved the certification...
400 trees felled in Patuakhali 鈥榦ver land dispute鈥�
At least 400 environment-friendly trees have been felled allegedly by rivals over land dispute at Diara Kochua village under Baufal in Patuakhali district...
BELA calls for immediate halt of project
As protests escalate over the uprooting of over 50 trees at Jahangirnagar University, the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to all environmentally destructive activities under the university鈥檚 further development project...
Indonesia begins $5.9b EV battery project despite environment fears
Indonesia broke ground Sunday on a $5.9 billion megaproject for EV battery production backed by Chinese giant CATL, despite NGOs raising concerns over a lack of environmental guarantees...
Sustainable action on solid waste management sought
As part of the 3-day national seminar organised by the Department of Environment to commemorate World Environment Day 2025, a thematic session titled Sustainable Management of Solid Waste: Challenges, Opportunities, and the...
Bonayan to distribute 3m saplings countrywide this year
Bonayan, one of the largest afforestation programmes in the private sector of Bangladesh, will distribute 3 million saplings across the country this year...
Recycling capacity needs to be upped to tackle plastic pollution
THE dismal state of waste management, especially of plastic waste, can hardly be overstated. The limited recycling capacity appears to have exacerbated the situation. World Environment Day this year has placed special an emphasis on plastic pollution. Although Bangladesh has made some strides in recycling plastic waste, a substantial volume of plastic remains uncollected...
Professor Yunus urges all to stop destroying nature
Highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged all to avoid destroying nature and join hands in planting trees and stopping production and use of single-use plastic products to enjoy this beautiful world and creating a beautiful environment for the generations to come...
Inter-ministerial cooperation stressed to protect environment
Speakers, including rights activists, at a seminar on Sunday emphasised the need for inter-ministerial cooperation while discussing policies aimed at protecting the environment and ecosystem...
JnU celebrates World Environment Day
Jagannath University celebrated World Environment Day organising various events on the campus in Dhaka on Thursday.
Collective action sought to beat plastic pollution
Public health experts, academics and green activists at a discussion on Thursday stressed the need for expanding the role of plastic producers to beat environment pollution in the country...
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...
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...