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DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today emphasised the urgent ...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, Climate Change and Water Resources, has announced a series of proactive steps aimed at tackling air pollution, with a strong focus ...
During the drives, 2,637 cases were filed and a total of Tk 254,283,900 was fined and realized. At that time, 482 illegal ...
India restricts entry of jute from Bangladesh through land ports due to unfair trade practices and economic concerns.
The company has invested around Tk150 crore to establish a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Narayanganj, equipped to handle a wide range of e-waste materials ...
The treaty, spearheaded by the United Nations in March 2022, aims to address plastic waste across its full life cycle—from production to disposal—and is expected to be finalised in 2026 following ongo ...
This footage reveals the harsh reality of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Once a vital lifeline for the city, it is ...
At least 470 workers have been killed and 512 seriously injured in the shipbreaking yards of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan since 2009.
On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the water—on purpose. She carefully assembles a platform of styrofoam and bamboo ...
Dhaka North City Corporation transports 3,200 tonnes of waste to the landfill in Aminbazar every day while the amount of garbage transported by Dhaka South City Corporation to Matuail landfill is ...
Minimizing flood risks In 2023, Dhaka and cities such as Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar were hit by two weeks of torrential rains causing floods and landslides that killed at least 55 people and affected ...