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The UN’s Cop30 climate conference is under way, with negotiators, diplomats and leaders from around the world in Belém, Brazil, to discuss how to handle the climate crisis. Who are the big players, and what do they want? Brazil Deciding to host a conference for 50,000 people in a small city in the Amazon rainforest was always going to be a controversial decision but Brazil is determined to carry it... »

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued 11 mandatory directives to ensure sustainable water management in the country’s water-scarce regions. According to the official notification, installation of new tube wells and extraction of groundwater for purposes other than drinking water have been strictly prohibited. Conversion or alteration of the classification of canals, beels, ponds, and rivers is also banned. In addition, cultivation of highly water-dependent crops must... »

The COP30 climate summit taking place in the Brazilian city of Belém in November. It’s run by the United Nations (UN) and every year is one of the biggest events in the calendar, especially for world leaders and environmental campaigners. So what does COP stand for, and what can we expect to see happen? Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about COP30. What does COP stand... »

Adviser to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Water Resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for equitable and cooperative management of shared water resources while addressing the 1st Session of the 6th Joint Meeting of the Working Groups on Integrated Water Resources Management and Monitoring & Assessment of the UN Water Convention, held today in Geneva, Switzerland.   Representing Bangladesh as its newly acceded member to... »

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has stressed that transformational adaptation requires moving beyond short-term, incremental projects to systemic, long-term integration across agriculture, water, biodiversity, and coastal systems. She emphasized the wider adoption of climate-smart technologies, nature-based solutions, and renewable energy as essential for sustainable resilience. “Bangladesh has proven that adaptation is possible even under extreme vulnerability,”... »

Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups and activists have penned a letter urging the upcoming UN climate conference, COP30, in Brazil to place justice and reparations for people unfairly affected by the climate crisis, colonialism and slavery at the centre of talks. The signatories, which include Brazil’s Instituto Luiz Gama and the Caribbean Pan African Network (CPAN), urged organisers on Friday to “centre the voices of Africans, people of... »

DHAKA, September 19, 2025 — Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has underscored the urgent need for Bangladesh to transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions as the country navigates a new path toward sustainable economic development. Speaking during a virtual conference on Thursday evening with Carl Page, Chairman of the Anthropocene Institute, and his colleagues, Professor Yunus said Bangladesh—one of the world’s most densely populated and climate-vulnerable nations—cannot... »

The Government of Bangladesh has, for the first time, declared four water-stressed areas in the country. Following detailed surveys and investigations, 47 unions in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, and Naogaon under the Northwestern Hydrological Region, along with 3 unions in Patiya, Chattogram, have been identified as severely water-stressed zones under Sections 17 and 19 of the Bangladesh Water Act, 2013. The decision was made at the 18th meeting of the Executive Committee... »

The Department of Environment (DoE) has declared Savar Upazila a “Degraded Air Shed” under Rule 5 of the Air Pollution (Control) Rules, 2022. The declaration was officially issued on 17 August through a circular signed by Dr. Md. Kamruzzaman, Director General of the DoE. Under this declaration, starting September 2025: All brick manufacturing activities in Savar—except those using tunnel kilns and hybrid Hoffman kilns—will be prohibited. Open burning of solid... »

Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest Chair’s Draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution, and stating that it falls far short of the mandate set by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 to establish an internationally legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. The rejection was announced during the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution... »