environment

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Bangladesh

Environment Minister urges to establish operational path for the loss and damage fund in COP29

Environment Minister said climate change is an existential challenge, not just a threat

Rampal Power Plant has highlighted the weaknesses of existing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) processes in Bangladesh. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

The crucial role of transparent environmental and social impact assessment reports in Bangladesh

Thai team to tap investment potential in Sabrang Tourism Park
Bangladesh

Thai team to tap investment potential in Sabrang Tourism Park

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury meets Maldives' Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Technology Thoriq Ibrahim on the sidelines of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) conference in Thimphu, Bhutan on Wednesday, 26 June. Photo: BSS
Environment

Dhaka-Male to collaborate on climate diplomacy, ecotourism: Saber

Rain shower logged the streets around the capitals Dhanmondi area this morning. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Environment

Dhaka wakes up to flooded streets due to heavy rain

In 2021, Bangladesh recorded over 19,000 deaths of children under five due to air pollution-related conditions. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Health

Children under 5 years esp vulnerable with lung diseases as air pollution worsens in Bangladesh: Report

Climate activists protest against fossil fuel emitters, demanding action and more contributions to the Loss and Damage Fund, during COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani/File Photo
Environment

Four in five people want more climate action: UN survey

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Thoughts

Green balconies: Cultivating mental wellbeing

Cars of ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation) and IBAMA (Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) are seen near a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
World+Biz

Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected

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Budget

Environment ministry budget increases by 30%

5G – delivered by communication service providers (CSPs) in Bangladesh – will be instrumental in providing ultra-reliable, high-capacity, and high-speed data connectivity to support this revolution. Photo: Collected
Economy

Enact investment-friendly telecom act: Stakeholders

Dense black smoke billows at Narayanganj's industrial zone. This severe pollution threatens the health of residents and students in nearby houses and schools. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Environment

Environment in distress as pollution keeps choking country

Is it a crime to protest against climate injustice? 
Panorama

Is it a crime to protest against climate injustice?