Pinaki Roy

Freshwater, both surface and groundwater, from northern Bangladesh has been declining steadily for the past two decades, reveals a new global study.

This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.

The Ecnec yesterday approved the construction of Rabindra University in Sirajganj, despite objections from several advisers over the plan to build it by filling up a wetland.

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan’s admission of failure to stop rampant stone extraction in Sylhet’s Jaflong may be honest, but it highlights her glaring limitations as an administrator.

Bangladesh experienced three low-pressure systems on July 7, July 14 and July 24 which led to heavy rain

Abdul Aziz once harvested rice in abundance from his fields next to Labondaho, once a picturesque river located in Indrapur, Gazipur’s Sreepur. Today, he stands on cracked earth, nursing losses and lamenting poisoned waters.

The series of six earthquakes that shook Myanmar yesterday, occurring along the Sagaing fault -- the country’s longest faultline -- served as a stark reminder of Dhaka’s earthquake vulnerability.

The project will be built on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Despite annual recharge every year, there is an overall declining trend in groundwater level due to over-extraction

At least 79 of the government-listed 1,156 rivers flowing through the country have dried up or are in the process of drying up in recent times, threatening livelihoods, agriculture, and local biodiversity, a recent study has revealed.

Over the past decade, nearly half of the country’s wild elephant population has been wiped out.

Under the deal, POWERCHINA will prepare a concept paper by December and conduct a feasibility study in 2026

Nineteen-year-old Sajjad Hossain had no alternative but to start building a new thatched home for his two sisters, mother and himself since their house was swept away by a flood four months ago in Pashchim Aloka village, situated on the banks of Muhuri river in Feni’s Parshuram upazila.

Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?

Bangladesh is now in a comfortable position in fish and meat production, bringing comfort to the government in ensuring food security.

On the way to Ranjit Kumar Bawali’s home in Dumurtola village of Jashore’s Bhabadah, a young boy giving directions pointed towards a slim bridge made of bamboo.

As global leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan to discuss finance at the 29th climate conference, the most vulnerable countries like Bangladesh are demanding new and additional climate finance that does not exacerbate climate debt.

Just a few days ago, Sakhina Begum’s teenage grandson Ariful narrowly escaped a crocodile attack while he and his friend were catching crabs from a canal near his home.

Since May last year, Bangladesh faced more than a dozen extreme weather events -- four cyclones, nine incidents of floods, and multiple spells of heavy rains, heatwaves, and cold waves -- and now they threaten food security..These events not only harmed individual farmers and food security

Rivers around Dhaka city remain seriously polluted despite some measures that have been taken over the years to curb water pollution, according to a recent study.