Environment

Dhaka’s air quality remained in the ‘moderate’ zone on Saturday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 90. The Bangladesh capital ranked 18th on the list of the […]

Dhaka: Air pollution levels continue to rise in cities around the world. Malaysia’s Kuching topped the global list with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 174, a level considered […]

Promising land restoration initiatives are offering hope as degradation and drought affect 40 percent of the world’s land, threatening the livelihoods of more than three billion people, according to the […]

Hollywood is enjoying a strong summer at the US box office, with blockbuster releases such as Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey helping cinemas head toward their […]

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo has called for greater involvement of local communities in protecting rangelands and promoting sustainable land management, while stressing the need to […]

Green building practices are gaining ground in Bangladesh as corporations, real estate developers and other non-manufacturing sectors increasingly adopt environmentally friendly construction. Bangladesh currently has 35 LEED-certified green buildings and […]

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo has called for greater investment in land protection, saying climate resilience and food security cannot be achieved without addressing land degradation. […]

Dhaka ranked seventh among the world’s most polluted cities on Saturday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 153 at 10:06am. The city’s air quality was classified as […]

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today recommended establishing blended green financing facilities offering concessional loans at 5-7 percent to accelerate rooftop solar adoption in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector […]

UNICEF Bangladesh Acting Representative Gillian Mellsop met Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo Wednesday. The meeting was held in the Minister’s office on Wednesday. They held […]