Environment

USAID to launch $17 million multi-year project to promote clean energy

USAID will soon launch a multi-year project of up to $17 million to...
Another whale carcass at Himchhari beach

A day after a whale carcass washed ashore at Himchhari beach in Cox...
TK Group fined Tk 3.2 lakh for razing hills in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram (metro) fined TK Group...

Zebra population increasing at Gazipur safari park

The zebra population has been increasing at Gazipur Bangabandhu...
SC clears way for shutting down 24 illegal brick kilns in Chattogram

The Supreme Court today stayed the High Court orders that...
Bill placed in parliament with provision for tougher punishment for pollution

The ‘Mongla Port Authority Bill, 2021’ was placed in the Parliament...

HC issues injunction restraining 4 poultry farms from operating in Habiganj

The High Court today issued an injunction restraining the...
International Forest Day: Annual deforestation rate in Bangladesh almost double the global average, TIB report says

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization,...
Disconnect water connection of buildings dumping sewerage waste into Buriganga: HC to Wasa

The High Court today directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage...

Rainforest destruction increased 12% In 2020: Study

An area of pristine rainforest the size of the Netherlands was...
HC asks govt to evict 74 illegal structures from Buriganga channel

The High Court today directed the government to evict 74 illegal...
DoE demolishes six brick kilns in Chattogram

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram today demolished six...

Malaysia permits import of US plastic waste shipment after it passes new UN treaty test

Malaysia has allowed entry of a container of plastic waste shipped...
836 acres of illegally occupied forest land recovered so far: Environment ministry

At least 836 acres of illegally occupied forest land have been...
Stop industries from withdrawing underground water: Villagers in Ctg urge authority’s intervention

Villagers and environmental lawyers urged the authorities to stop...

Shipyard, 22 brick kilns fined Tk 85.5 lakh for violating environment act

The Department of Environment (DoE Chattogram region) fined 22...
HC issues status quo on encroachment, operation of brick kilns in Bhadra, Hori rivers

The High Court has issued a status quo for three months on...
Holholiya river erosion: Locals in Kurigram contribute to construct bamboo barrier

Villagers in Kurigram’s Rowmari upazila have contributed in...

Illegal stone extraction: Joint drive destroys 50 stone extraction machines in Sylhet

A joint drive of Department of Environment (DoE), Rapid Action...
Shut down all illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in 14 days: HC

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned of the...
Bangladesh seeks US’s technical support in preserving Sundarbans: foreign minister

Bangladesh has sought US' technical cooperation in preserving...

Pollution of Buriganga river: HC orders DoE for action against 30 companies

The High Court today directed Department of Environment (DoE) to...
Human-animal conflict: Woman dies after being trampled by elephant in Bandarban

A 20-year-old woman died after being injured by an elephant in...
DoE fines GPH oxygen plant and Standard Lube Oil Tk 5.8 lakh for pollution

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined GPH Oxygen...

Strategic environmental assessment going on for conservation of Sundarbans: Environment minister

A strategic environmental assessment is being carried out for the south-western part of the country as part of the government's commitment to conservation of the Sundarbans, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said.
4 brick kilns in Gazipur fined Tk 20 lakh by DoE

A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) today fined four brick kilns Tk 20 lakh for environment pollution in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
Land lost, so is livelihood

Around 65 Mro families of three villages in Bandarban’s Lama upazila are living in fear of eviction from their ancestral homes with no source of livelihood after land grabbers illegally occupied their jhum land last month.
BIWTA’s Buriganga drive: 51 illegal establishments evicted

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has evicted 51 illegal establishments from the bank of Buriganga river in Dhaka's Swari Ghat and Mitford Balur Ghat areas today.
KDS Textile, Heidelberg Cement and 6 others fined Tk 4.25 lakh for pollution

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram metro fined eight businesses including KDS Textile and Heidelberg Cement at least Tk 4.25 lakh for polluting environment.
SC clears way to shut down brick kilns without valid license in Lohagara

The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the government to shut down all illegal brick kilns, operating without a valid license, in Chattogram's Lohagara upazila.
3 decimal area of Sundarbans burnt in fire; probe body formed

About three decimals of forest area was burnt in a fire that broke out in the patrol area under Dhansagar Station of Forest Department’s Chandpai Range in East Sundarbans Division.
SC clears way to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld--until further orders--a High Court directive that asked the government to shut down all illegal brick kilns with no valid license in Chattogram.
DoE shuts down dyeing factory for polluting Beerja canal in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram today shut down a dyeing factory for polluting Beerja canal by releasing untreated substance into it.
HC issues 3 more directives to keep Dhaka's air pollution in check

Expressing serious concern over the current levels of air pollution in Dhaka, the High Court today issued three new directives on the authorities concerned to keep this pollution in check.
DoE fines LGED engineer, two others Tk 7 lakh for damaging hills in Bandarban

A senior engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), a construction firm and a sub-contractor were fined Tk 7 lakh by the Department of Environment (DoE) today, for razing hills in Bandarban’s Lama upazila.
Environmentalists, farmers win Dutch court case over Shell Nigeria spills

In a victory for environmentalists, a Dutch appeals court has said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordered it to pay unspecified damages to farmers.
DoE demolishes 7 brick kilns, fines five others in Rangpur

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Rangpur has demolished seven illegal brick kilns in two upazilas of Rangpur.
DoE fines Feni University Tk 5 lakh for encroaching upon century-old waterbody

Department of Environment (DoE) today fined Feni University Tk 5 lakh for encroaching upon a century-old waterbody at Feni Sadar upazila.
BELA and YES serve legal notice on 6 govt bodies over filling up of Kohelia River

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) and Cox's Bazar based environment organisation Youth Environment Society (YES) served a legal notice upon six government bodies including Land Ministry, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Roads and Highways (RHD) over filling up of Kohelia River in Cox's Bazar.
DoE Ctg fines PDB Tk 5 lakh for filling up two ponds in Brahmanbaria

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region has fined Power Development Board (PDB) in Brahmanbaria’s Ashuganj Tk 5 lakh for filling up two large ponds to facilitate construction of a residential block.
Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher.
Integrated project to be undertaken to control noise pollution: Environment minister

The government has undertaken a project involving the general people to reduce noise pollution to a tolerable level, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said.
50 people reach Kurigram town by boats; besiege DC office demanding measures against river erosion

People affected by erosion in Roumari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram besieged the deputy commissioner's office today demanding implementation of the four-point measure to prevent river erosion.
Of Barishal’s 62 rivers one-fourth have lost navigability: CEGIS survey

Of the 62 rivers in Barishal division, one-fourth have lost navigability forcing water vessel owners to suspend operations in and around 460km of 27 waterways.
4 illegal brick kilns demolished, one fined Tk 5 lakh in Faridpur

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today demolished four illegal brick kilns and fined another Tk five lakh in Faridpur.
BSTI proposes import of downgraded petrol, ignoring its own standard set nine years ago

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has proposed allowing the import of downgraded petrol ignoring its own standard set nine years ago.
ADB, EIB join hands to protect oceans, support blue economy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has formed a new clean and sustainable ocean partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet the SDGs and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.
Bangladesh to import 60,000MT diesel from India

Bangladesh will import 60,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India in the current year 2021 under a government-to-government contract.
HC issues rule on recruiting manpower, establishing training centres under DoE

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in two weeks why they should not be directed to recruit adequate manpower and set up offices and training centres under the Department of Environment (DoE) at upazila levels across the country in order to protect and develop environment.
2709 birds of 41 species observed at Padma river on day one of waterbird census

On day one of the Asian Waterbird Census-2021, at least 2,709 birds of 41 different species were found at the char areas of Padma River today.
DoE fines Toma Group Tk 50cr for cutting 22m cubic feet of hill in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, has fined Toma Construction and Company Limited for razing almost 22 million cubic feet of hills from reserve forest area at Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.
DoE demolishes five brick kilns in Chattogram

Department of Environment (DoE) (Chattogram region) demolished five illegal brick kilns in Chattogram’s Fatikchari upazila today.
DoE fines 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh

The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh for violating the environment conservation act.
Govt to take action to curb air pollution in Dhaka: minister

As air quality in Dhaka has drastically worsened with the arrival of winter, the government has decided to conduct mobile court drives to curb the level of air pollution.