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The Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Pollution
An environmentalist argues that climate change and pollution already threaten Bangladesh, and that COP talks keep delivering funds instead of the emission cuts that matter most.
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Environment
Forest Department Offers Tk 50 Lakh in Grants to Wildlife Researchers
Bangladesh's Forest Department is offering wildlife research grants for the first time, with Tk 50 lakh to be distributed this year.
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An Urgent Call to Protect the Environment
Environmental education and the energy of young people can turn the tide in protecting Bangladesh's environment, a college lecturer argues.
EnvironmentHow woodpeckers peck without brain injury, and the species of Bangladesh
A December 2025 Jagonews24 feature said the woodpecker's long tongue, looped around the skull, works like a seat belt; research partly supports this, and the IUCN Bangladesh assessment lists no woodpecker as threatened, though large forest species are under pressure.
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A Firm Foundation for Food, Health and Sustainable Development
An agriculturist argues that Bangladesh's vital livestock sector must become environmentally responsible to safeguard food security, health and the environment.
Flowers
Water Hyacinth Blooms Brighten Open Waters of Mirsarai
Water hyacinth is in bloom across the open canals, beels and ponds of Mirsarai in Chattogram, delighting residents and passers-by.
Environment
19 Directives Must Be Followed to Protect Tanguar and Hakaluki Haors
The government has issued a protection order for Tanguar and Hakaluki haors, setting 19 mandatory directives on hunting, tourism, fishing, sand extraction and waste.
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Malcha or Keshordam: What Do You Call It?
Keshordam, called malcha in some regions, is an amphibious plant found across Bangladesh that is often dismissed as a weed but is eaten as a vegetable and has medicinal uses.
EnvironmentMadinah Municipality launches Green City Initiative to plant 2.1 million trees
The Madinah Municipality has launched a Green City Initiative that aims to plant 2.1 million trees across the Saudi city, the Saudi Press Agency reported on 20 October 2025, with smart tags to monitor each tree.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Rajbari's Shibrampur With Song
Thousands of open-billed storks are breeding in a family garden at Shibrampur in Rajbari, where owners and villagers guard them and ask the government to make it a sanctuary.
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Do You Know Dipto Luchi, the Herb Peeping Out All Around Us?
Sanjana Rahman Juthi introduces dipto luchi (Peperomia pellucida), a common damp-ground herb, and lists the medicinal benefits she attributes to it.
Environment
Dhaka North City Corporation Plants 1,600 Trees at Diabari
Dhaka North City Corporation planted 1,600 trees at Diabari as part of a plan to plant 5 lakh trees to restore the city's biodiversity.
Vegetables
Can Rooftop Gardens Protect the Ozone Layer?
Rooftop gardens do not repair the ozone layer directly, but by cooling cities, absorbing carbon dioxide and trapping pollution they play an indirect part in protecting it.