1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (231+ words) The restart brings relief after load shedding reached 3,100MW and demand remained above BPDB’s current generation of 13,000MW to 14,000MW. Adani Power’s 800MW Godda Unit-2 resumed supplying electricity to Bangladesh today after a technical fault kept the unit offline for nearly 84 hours, easing pressure…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (143+ words) As rivers shrink and traditional trades lose ground, the Bede community faces deeper insecurity while seeking education, rehabilitation and recognition within mainstream society without losing its river-based heritage. A Community of Uncertain Origins Traditional Healers and Practitioners of Folk Medicine…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (254+ words) A 15-member Upazila Green Coalition has been formed in Harirampur, a sub-district of Manikganj in central Bangladesh, following a meeting demanding an immediate halt to the use, production and marketing of banned and highly hazardous pesticides. The meeting was held…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (561+ words) The neighbours also discussed Asian elephants, air and river pollution, carbon credits and green economy cooperation as officials called for data sharing and stronger regional coordination. Bangladesh and India have agreed to hold the next meetings in Bangladesh under existing…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (698+ words) The revised policy combines central and Delhi subsidies with utility-led installation, five years of free maintenance and faster net metering for eligible households. Delhi households using an average of up to 400 units of electricity a month will be eligible for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (862+ words) The Sundarbans shows how salinity, failing embankments and limited adaptation funding are steadily undermining the livelihoods of delta communities. The first sign of ecological decline in the Sundarbans in May 2026 was not missing trees but missing water, as a pond…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Bangladesh’s State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam has stressed the need for extensive and planned afforestation to protect the environment, conserve biodiversity and address the impacts of climate change. Greening is crucial to protecting the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (346+ words) After deadly floods killed 1,204 people in Nepal, Carsten Schneider urged India-Germany cooperation to cut emissions, limit warming and fulfil the Paris Climate Agreement. Germany’s Minister for Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Carsten Schneider said last week’s devastating…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1609+ words) Satellite data show Chattogram lost about 260,000 hectares of tree cover from 2001 to 2025 as farming, infrastructure, industry and urban expansion reshaped Bangladesh’s most forested region. Bangladesh lost about 270,000 hectares of tree cover between 2001 and 2025, an area of roughly 2,700 square kilometres. Almost…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1473+ words) Farmers and agriculture officials in Bhaluka question land classifications for a 45MW solar project as Bangladesh balances renewable power targets with shrinking cultivable land and rural livelihoods. Conflicting land assessments and allegations of official pressure cloud plans for 45MW plant in Mymensingh....