21/03/2021
International Forest Day: Annual deforestation rate in Bangladesh almost double the global average, TIB report says
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the annual deforestation rate in Bangladesh is almost double the global average, 2.6 percent, the TIB said in a statement.
09/03/2021
Bangladesh's first transgender news reader takes to the airwaves
Tashnuva Anan Shishir survived assault, bullying and su***de attempts to become a trailblazer for the LGBT community
01/03/2021
Myanmar coup: Deadliest day of protests as police open fire
At least 18 people are killed as police try to disperse huge anti-coup rallies in several cities.
25/10/2020
World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
Charity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest
09/10/2019
NSW considers laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate grounds
Move comes after Minerals Council attacked planning decisions that cited carbon emissions as a reason for rejecting or imposing conditions on a mine
23/09/2019
'This is not Mars': Sky in Indonesia turns red
Pictures and videos of the phenomenon went viral on social media over the weekend.
19/09/2019
Is Nutella made with nuts picked by children?
Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, buys a third of Turkey's hazelnuts. But some Turkish nuts have been picked by children
17/09/2019
Greta Thunberg to Congress: ‘You’re not trying hard enough. Sorry’
The Swedish environmentalist was one of several who spoke at a Senate climate crisis task force
22/08/2019
Supporting climate adaptation should be a priority
The developed countries of the world had agreed under the Paris Agreement to provide USD 100 billion each year, starting from 2020 onwards, to support mitigation as well as adaptation projects in developing countries.
21/08/2019
Where the Landing of the First Africans in English North America Really Fits in the History of Slavery
It was in 1619, "about the latter end of August," that an English privateer ship reached Point Comfort on the Virginia peninsula—and changed history