An elephant calf died of ‘overeating’ at Panihata Mayagachhi area under Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur in the early hours today, claimed forest officials in Mymensingh and Sherpur.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin today said that the government is working sincerely to curb the illegal trade of wildlife.

The killing spree of Asian Elephant is continuing with another found buried under mud -- presumably killed by electrocution -- in Chakaria forest of Cox's Bazar today.

Another Asian elephant was found dead in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram this morning.

Government will take strict legal action against anyone trying to create an artificial fuel crisis or selling fuel at higher prices, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources today.

Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Md Anisur Rahman, has said that the decision to raise fuel price was “political, not bureaucratic”.

Bangladesh’s first hydrogen fuel production plant, a project initiated by the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), is all set to begin operations by June next year.

Following a recent hike in bus and launch fares, now air travellers may have to face a similar plight as Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) once again increased jet fuel prices.

Forest officials recovered a dead tiger from a remote area of Sundarbans yesterday.

Power and gas are likely to become pricier next after diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas as the government looks to calibrate the prices in the local market following a global price spiral since July.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the government would adjust fuel prices as soon as prices falls in the global market.

An Asian elephant died after being electrocuted in a trap installed to protect crops in Satkania upazila of Chattogram this morning.

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has incurred a loss of Tk 1,147.60 crore by selling diesel at a lower price in the last five and a half months after the fuel price had increased in the international market, claimed the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR).

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) once again -- by Tk 54 for every 12kg cylinder.

On October 13, Rajshahi University’s zoology department’s Prof Aminuzzaman Md Saleh Reza went out on a morning walk on the campus.

Twenty-five wild and migratory birds and a monkey were rescued from four different places in Sylhet city yesterday afternoon. Rab has also detained a wholesaler of wild birds in this connection during a drive.

Saudi Arabia wants to be the biggest supplier of hydrogen, the country's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud said on Sunday.

A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability.

Bangladesh is finally moving towards formulating an integrated energy and power sector master plan with a focus on the “3E+S” concept, after responding to the suggestions of energy experts, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said in an official statement.

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060 and more than doubled its annual target to reduce carbon emissions to almost 280 million tonnes.