Dhaka February 23, 2025, 12:34 am
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President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for the conservation of rivers and prevention of water pollution to safeguard the environment.
A row is raging over Australia’s warming-damaged Great Barrier Reef, with firms worried that scientists’ apocalyptic warnings are scaring visitors out of the water.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fears extreme climate events exposed danger to Bangladesh’s food production,
A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Chattogram, Rangamati, Cumilla, Chandpur, M. Court, Feni, Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, Chuadanga, Bhola and Patuakhali and it is likely to ab
Global targets aimed at warding off runaway planetary warming could be breached sooner than expected,
Parts of China are on high alert as heavy rains and strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut began lashing the southern coast.
Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the northern Philippines on Saturday
Thousands of governors, mayors, CEOs and experts gathered Wednesday at a problem-solving summit to tackle global warming as a monster hurricane bearing the fingerprint of climate change threatens the US eastern seaboard.
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude in the Richter Scale jolted most of the places in the country including the capital Dhaka this morning.
A devastating drought that has left Australian farmers struggling to stay afloat is set to persist despite widespread and significant rain last month, authorities have said.
This is the first time data on air pollution and lifespan has been studied together in order to examine the global variations to find out how they affect the overall life expectancy.
Hundreds of people have been wounded by Sunday's quake, disaster management officials have said.
The longest lunar eclipse of the century started at 11:13 pm and ended at 5:30 am, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
The report found that while these 20 ministries/divisions together comprised 45.84 per cent of the total national budget of FY 2018-19, only 8.82 per cent out of their total allocation was climate-relevant
A block allocation for certain specific purposes of risk arising out of earthquake, women entrepreneurship, women development, skill development and poverty reduction activities of three foundations
Daily 2,250 tons of firewood is being burnt only for cooking and if alternative fuel is not provided the entire forest of Ukhia and Teknaf will be lost by 2019. All the 21 canals and streams are completely polluted. More than
“In cities around the world, plastic waste clogs drains, causing foods and breeding disease. Consumed by livestock, it also finds its way into the food chain.”
The observance of Wold Environment Day (WED) began in 1972 after it was declared by the United Nations.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Department of Environment has included the cold storages in ‘Green Category’ under the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act to enable the entrepreneurs to contribute more to
