Pollution

Polluted waters tell the silent tale of untreated industrial waste, posing a threat to the environment and public health in Rajshahi City. Photo: TBS
Environment

Untreated waste pollutes water, cropland; threatens public health in Rajshahi

Due to the lack of a sewage system, the liquid waste produced from households, hotels, restaurants, public and private institutions and industrial factories is discharged into the River Barnai...

Cracks run through the partially dried-up river bed of the Gan River, a tributary to Poyang Lake during a regional drought in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Environment

Climate's 'Catch-22': Cutting pollution heats up the planet

People exercise on a grass lawn near India Gate along 'Kartavya Path' on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

Air quality worsens in India's capital despite government efforts

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Environment

Dust in the wind: Dhaka dwellers choke as authorities fail to act

An overhead view of the fifth edition of the Bangladesh International Marine and Offshore Expo 2023 at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka on 13 October 2023. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

New tech, fuel-efficient engines to reduce maritime emissions: Stakeholders

Bangladesh stands at the forefront of South Asian nations battling toxic air, alongside India, Nepal and Pakistan. Photo: Mumit M
Environment

Gazipur tops list as most polluted city, Sylhet least

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Three-day Regional Climate Conference 2023 held

Plastic pollution has infiltrated every aspect of our lives. Photo: Nayem Ali
Panorama

Tiny but deadly: Microplastics now running through our hearts

File Photo: Reuters
Environment

Experts call for a prompt ban on single-use plastic

Environmental activists of Stay Grounded and Greenpeace demonstrate while handcuffing themselves to a plane during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), at the Geneve Aeroport in Geneva, Switzerland, May 23, 2023. Climate activists have spraypainted a superyacht, blocked private jets from taking off and plugged holes in golf courses this summer as part of an intensifying campaign against the emissions-spewing lifestyles of the ultrawealthy. File photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Pledges, policies, and prospects to protect the planet

Yousuf Jamil. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

E-waste is a growing menace in Bangladesh

The River Bakkhali in Cox’s Bazar is shrinking by the day as locals continue to encroach on riverside land and build hundreds of structures including wooden piers, oil barges, sand selling centres, and residential houses illegally. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Environment

Pollution, chronic encroachments choke River Bakkhali