environment

The environment minister addressing as the chief guest at the biennial general meeting of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Alumni Association, Bangladesh and Ihsanul Karim Award for Media Excellence organised by the Dhaka Club on 11 May. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh ties should be mutually beneficial: Environment minister

Despite their land lease being revoked twice by a court following allegations of clearing out forests to build a shipbreaking yard, Kohinoor Steel has reclaimed a five-acre coastal land in Chattogram’s Sitakunda. The photo was taken from the Salimpur area along the coast of Sitakunda on 26 April. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Environment

Forest land leased to shipbreaker despite court ban

The country’s tallest tree species, Anisoptera scapula, locally known as Boilam which can grow up to 200-250 feet high, is on the verge of extinction. Very few Boilam trees are surviving in the deep forests of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar region. The photo was taken from Teknaf reserved forest recently. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Environment

Writ petition filed to stop cutting trees

The state minister at a discussion organised by the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) at Jahur Hossain Chowdhury Hall of the club on 4 May, marking the World Press Freedom Day. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Editors’ Council calls for amending laws hindering press freedom

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Environment

Climate hazards causing mental illnesses in coastal population: Study

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

SOS from hospitals: Heat, outage and rising patients choking services

A file photo of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Environment

Saber Hossain calls for engaging marginalised citizens in policy making 

Less than 10% of plastic is recycled globally, and nearly half of the 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually end up in landfills. File photo: Collected
Environment

Environmentalists decry oil lobby presence at plastic treaty talks

A file photo of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Environment

Bangladesh requires $534 billion to address climate change by 2050: Environment minister

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World+Biz

World's largest private firms fail to set climate targets

Speakers at a seminar organised by BBS and FAO on 18 April 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

BBS to assess natural resources in Bangladesh

The flood situation improved slightly in Cox's Bazar on Thursday (10 August). Photo: TBS
Environment

Expediting accreditation crucial for enhancing disaster response, experts assert

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Bangladesh

Env Minister calls forced choice between development and adaptation unjust