EnvironmentOn 29 April 2026 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament the government had adopted 12 measures to make Dhaka a "clean and green city", from greening and waste management in the two city corporations to a Matuail landfill plan, electric buses, brick kiln curbs and river pollution monitoring.
An eviction drive in Bhawal National Park in Gazipur demolished 61 illegal structures and recovered about one acre of reserved forest land worth nearly Tk 3 crore.
Some 1,700 volunteers from 64 environmental organisations planted more than 5,000 trees across all 64 districts at the same time on World Environment Day.
Chhatra Dal is running a 15-day tree-planting programme across the country from 5 June to mark World Environment Day.
An IMED report on Jahangirnagar University's development project found about 1,000 trees felled, birds losing habitat, and a risk that new residential buildings stay empty.
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said wildlife hunting and trafficking must end to protect biodiversity, speaking at the national round of the Wildlife Olympiad.
Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said the government is carrying out 'natural capital mapping' to halt the degradation of natural resources and support conservation.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidance on avoiding and treating Russell's viper bites amid growing public concern.
Minister Md Shahab Uddin told award-winning officials to use government allocations fully for environmental protection and tree planting.
The National Tree Fair 2023 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre has sold nearly 21 lakh saplings worth about Tk 15 crore.
Project-based feeding is no permanent solution, the minister said, telling forest officials to plant fruit trees that monkeys and other wildlife can eat.
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin said 17 invasive alien plant species have been identified in five protected areas and five management plans drawn up.
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin has called for everyone's cooperation to improve the country's environment.
