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This file photo shows fishermen collecting the fertilised eggs in Halda River in Chattogram/TBS
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Brood fish spawn in Halda River; egg collection continues

This rare natural event occurred after favourable environmental conditions aligned following the new moon, with thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rainfall sweeping across the region, accompanied...

While the downpour offered temporary relief from the scorching heat, those who went out from home for different purposes have suffered a lot due to the rainfall. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Environment

Dhaka's air turns 'moderate' under influence of deep depression

Photo from one of the drives of the Department of Environment against banned polythene. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Anti-pollution drive: 695 brick kilns shut down, 218,000 kg polythene seized, over Tk25.26cr fined

People wade through stagnant rainwater accumulated on roads as they make their way to their destinations. File photo: UNB
Environment

Control room opened for Dhaka North and South to combat waterlogging amid heavy rains

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal on 29 May. Photo: ANI
Environment

Heavy rain, tidal surges trigger flood warnings as deep depression crosses coast

At least 20 villages in Galachipa and Rangabali upazilas of Patuakhali have been submerged. Photo: UNB
Environment

Depression-spawned rains, tidal waves swamp 20 villages in Patuakhali

While the downpour offered temporary relief from the scorching heat, those who went out from home for different purposes have suffered a lot due to the rainfall. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Environment

82mm of rainfall recorded in Dhaka over 12 hours

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks at a media roundtable discussion titled “Protecting Dhaka’s Rivers and Canals from Plastic Waste through Circular Economy”, jointly organised by The Business Standard and Red Orange under the theme “Save Canals, Save City”, at the TBS Conference Room in Dhaka on Wednesday. She emphasised that both consumers and producers must be held accountable in the fight against plastic pollution. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/ TBS
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Users, producers must take responsibility to curb plastic pollution: Rizwana

ISDE Bangladesh, Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), and Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development (BWGED) jointly organise a protest and campaign event in Chattogram on 28 May 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Japanese SMBC's $1.86b fossil fuel investments draining Bangladesh's public funds, civil society orgs claim

Representational image of fish eggs. Photo: UNB
Environment

Mother fish release unfertilised eggs in Halda, rain needed for full spawning

Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya, who is suing German energy utility RWE, arguing that the company’s emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, poses for a photo in front of Lake Palcacocha, before the verdict of the high regional German court in Hamm, in Huaraz, Peru May 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Environment

German court to rule on Peruvian farmer versus RWE climate case

One of the experts addresses the participants at a roundtable, titled "Catalysing Carbon Financing in Bangladesh: Private Sector Pathways and Policy Readiness", organised by LightCastle Partners in the capital’s Gulshan on 26 May 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Specific policies crucial to unlock Bangladesh’s carbon market potential: Experts 

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the adviser to environment, forest and climate change at a meeting with Ramis Sen, the ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye in Pani Bhaban, Dhaka on Tuesday, 27 May 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Bangladesh seeks Turkish expertise in forest restoration and eco-tourism