Environment

August 20, 2026, 2:46 am

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Dipu Moni gets 12-hour parole after husband’s death Govt mulls March start for next year’s SSC exams instead of January ECNEC clears 10 projects involving Tk 9,333cr Bangladesh-India ties to be based on equality: Rizvi New president to take oath at Bangabhaban on Friday evening Kushtia journalist, wife, son and father-in-law killed in Kolkata hotel fire 9 Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata hotel fire Anomaly allegation over fuel distribution in North Wife among 2 get life term in Sirajganj for killing Jubo Dal leader HC rejects writ petition challenging Article 70, presidential election schedule

Environment

River sand could be Bangladesh’s ‘white gold’

TDS Desk: Semiconductor chips are the driving force behind today’s digital economy and form the foundation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G communications and electric vehicles. Amid Read More

No room for negligence in curbing river pollution: PM

PM stresses integrated urban planning for sustainable water management

PM urges collective efforts to protect environment

Rooppur enters final stage of power generation, when will commercial operation begin

Wildfires grip Greece, France, Spain

Govt to take steps over microplastics in toothpastes: Adviser Zahed

Staff Reporter: The government will take necessary steps in the public interest over the presence of microplastics in most toothpastes available in Bangladesh, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman

HC orders probe into microplastics in toothpastes

Court Correspondent: The order follows a recent study that found that nearly three out of every four toothpaste products tested in Bangladesh contain microplastics. The High Court has ordered the

PM Tarique orders AI-based horn control

He orders installation of automatic traffic lights at 50 more points in Dhaka UNB: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to intensify efforts to curb air

Bangladesh Army to plant over 1.1 mn trees nationwide, says Army Chief

TDS Desk: Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman inaugurated a tree campaign named ‘Bangladesh Army Tree Plantation Campaign 2026’ on Thursday (July 16). The Army Chief launched the drive by