The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $370 million in financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services in Dhaka and nearby areas, aiming to reduce water pollution and restore rivers and canals. The support will fund the Metro Dhaka Water Security and R
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, today (Sunday) elected Ambassador Julio Cordan, of Chile, as the next INC Chair during the third part of the fifth session (INC-5.3).
The Environment Ministry has recently launched the dissemination of the 'National Framework and Action Plan for Locally Led Adaptation (LLA)’ one of the first frameworks of its kind globally. The initiative is supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel
Bangladesh could have horn-free roads in the future if noise laws are properly enforced, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministries of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Information and Broadcasting, and Water Resources. She made the remark at a public program in Mazar Chattar, Dhaka
The Meghna River has ever been an important riverine route for goods transportation as well as an effective option for safe water supply; yet implementation of the master plan for its protection is yet to start due to a good number of challenges. The Meghna River Master Plan was approved by the Ch
The planet experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2025, and average temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming over three years, the longest period since records began, EU scientists said on Wednesday. The data from the European Union's European Centre for Medium-Ran
The cold wave and dense fog are likely to persist for several more days across the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The overall weather situation would remain dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky during the next 24 hours, commencing from 9:00am Friday, said t
The interim government issued two ordinances related to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the protection of the country's biodiversity and wildlife. The ordinance, Wildlife (Conservation and Protection) Ordinance, 2026, was published in the form of a gazette on Wednesday o
The interim government has passed the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Ordinance, introducing provisions for up to 12 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Tk 1.5 million for repeat offences such as hunting tigers or elephants. The ordinance was issued on Wednesday by the Law and Parli
A critically injured tigress rescued from a poacher’s trap in the Sundarbans remains traumatised and physically very weak, veterinarians said on Tuesday. Professor Dr Mohammad Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan of Mymensingh Agricultural University, who heads a four-member expert medical board at Gazipu
