environment

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

The survey by the UN Development Program, Oxford University and GeoPoll posed 15 questions by randomized telephone calls to people in 77 countries representing 87 percent of the world's...

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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? 

The Solid Waste Management guidelines stipulate that landfills must be located at least 200 meters away from any water body. However, in practice, this regulation is often not adhered to. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

As Gram-Bangla's economy grows, its environment wastes away

The minister at a courtesy call with Manisha Dogra, senior vice president of Telenor Asia, at the Secretariat. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Govt working to improve E-waste management system: Saber 

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Industry

Lax compliance leads to 30%-40% lower earnings from leather goods export: Analysts

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Environment

Climate change makes heatwave in South Asia, including Bangladesh, 45 times more likely: Report

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Panorama

Heat alarms and other ails: How climate change hammers Bangladesh and beyond 

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Panorama

Illusive climate justice in the time of climate change