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Climate Change Cyclone Amphan

Environment

Climate Change Cyclone Amphan

Illustration: TBS

Rural households in Ctg show how they can help climate change mitigation, study finds

Beyond forestry and furniture, renewable energy systems were also shown to have strong emission-reduction potential

Illustration: TBS

AI can aid the environment despite high energy use: Five ways it makes a difference

File Photo: Collected

New rules for Saint Martin’s Island visitors: No more lighting, loud noise, BBQ parties

Youth march demands ban on lead-based products, marking International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025 in Dhaka today (18 October). Photo: Collected

Int'l Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Youth march demands ban on lead-based product

Representational image. Photo: TBS

Low pressure area likely to form over Bay on 24 October: BMD

CPD to organise Climate Week 2025 to turn climate ambition into action

Two regions particularly affected by such poverty are sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia — and they are also highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Photo: BSS/AFP

Nearly 900 million poor people exposed to climate shocks, warns UN

FILE PHOTO: A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) headquarter is pictured before a news conference to launch state of global climate report at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

CO2 levels hit highest ever recorded, WMO says, warning of more extreme weather

The study found that butterfly species at JU, once home to over 100 species, have now decreased to only 72. Photo: TBS

Deforestation and urban growth endanger butterfly population at JU

A tree stands at a deforested area in Maraba, Para state, Brazil September 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss: report

File Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Bangladesh sees unseasonal showers as monsoon withdrawal delayed

An invasive turtle is seen with different cartoon figures painted on its shell for visual appeal at the Disney Plus Indoor Playground in Dhaka on 9 October 2025. Photo: TBS

Forest dept seizes 50 illegally imported invasive turtles from Dhaka playground

Forest department staff and volunteers collect plastic waste during a cleanup drive in the Sundarbans, part of a new campaign to protect the mangrove forest from marine pollution. Photo: TBS

Forest department launches plastic cleanup to safeguard Sundarbans