BCDP Knowledge Conference on climate action begins tomorrow
6 October 2026
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Climate crisis
Experts demand grant-based climate finance, stronger regional action
4 October 2026
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Climate crisis
El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants
26 September 2026
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Climate crisis
PM calls for urgent global action on climate crisis, seeks predictable finance
24 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Coastal children place 13 demands for climate protection
23 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows
23 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Expand climate-resilient solutions to ensure safe drinking water in coastal regions: Speakers
20 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Madhumati swallows homes, leaves families with nowhere to go
17 September 2026
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Climate crisis
World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
17 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger: El Nino chokes Central America
16 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Tropical cyclone hits Philippines, 9 dead so far
Nine people have been killed in the Philippines and 11 were missing on Tuesday due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rain from tropical cyclone Kompasu, the national disaster agency said.
12 October 2021
Damaged Bridge: 20 indigenous families face isolation
Heavy rains followed by strong current in a creek between two hillocks -- in Satchhari National Park under Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj -- severely damaged a walk bridge and cut off at least 20 families of Tripura community from markets and localities since last week.
11 October 2021
Bangladesh will reduce 89.47m tons CO2 emission by 2030: Minister
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said Bangladesh will reduce 89.47 million tons CO2 emission by 2030.
11 October 2021
Climate change affecting physical, mental health of Bangladeshis: World Bank
Weather variations in Bangladesh, caused by climate change, is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report.
7 October 2021
Sand extraction from Meghna river causes erosion in Bhola
Massive erosion has occurred in the Meghna river due to sand extraction in Bhola, forcing at least 20,000 people to be displaced.
5 October 2021
Dhaka worst-affected in world by urban heat
Dhaka is the worst-affected city in the world by deadly urban heat, according to a study published by The Guardian yesterday.
5 October 2021
Dhaka worst-affected in the world by urban heat: Study
Dhaka is the worst-affected city in the world by deadly urban heat, according to a study published by The Guardian yesterday.
5 October 2021
Overnight downpour submerges Rangpur city
Residents of Rangpur city had to wade through knee to waist-deep water yesterday, as the roads and alleys of most areas were inundated, following a deluge of rainfall overnight. City dwellers blamed the poor drainage system for the situation.
4 October 2021
11 killed in Oman following tropical storm Shaheen
Seven more people were killed in Oman as heavy winds and rain swept through the country after tropical storm Shaheen made landfall, the national emergency committee said on Monday on its official Twitter account.
4 October 2021
Lightning strike kills 3 in Jamalpur
At least three people were killed in a lightning strike in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur this afternoon.
3 October 2021
Child found dead as Cyclone Shaheen approaches Oman
Tropical Cyclone Shaheen bore down on Oman on Sunday, prompting authorities to delay flights to and from the capital, Muscat, and to urge residents to evacuate coastal areas.
3 October 2021
Fire devastates Honduras' Caribbean resort island of Guanaja
A huge fire destroyed or damaged more than 200 houses and businesses on the Honduran island of Guanaja on Saturday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee for safety and ravaging the tourism-dependent resort, relief authorities said.
2 October 2021
80 villages inundated in Bhabadah
Around 80 villages have been flooded in at least six upazilas of Jashore and Khulna districts due to incessant rain last month.
2 October 2021
Gorai erosion puts Sheikh Russell Bridge, nearby villages at risk
Nearly one-fourth of a 410-metre-long embankment along the Gorai river, on Haripur union side of Sadar upazila, has collapsed in only four years after construction.
29 September 2021
Rain disrupts life in Khulna city
After yesterday noon’s rainfall, two-thirds of Khulna city had to deal with severe waterlogging. The rain inundated the city and made residents suffer immensely.
29 September 2021
World News Day: Time to heed warnings of a hurting world
Getting to school as a boy growing up in Singapore in the 1970s could be soggy affair at times.
28 September 2021
1 killed as strong quake hits biggest Greek island
A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece's largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authorities said.
27 September 2021
2 killed in India’s Andhra Pradesh as Cyclone Gulab makes landfall
At least two fishermen were killed as Cyclone Gulab, packed with a wind power of 90km per hour, made landfall between the coastal areas of adjacent Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh tonight, officials said.
26 September 2021
Cyclone Gulab: People evacuated from coastal areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Lakhs of people in southern coastal districts of India’s eastern state of Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh were evacuated ahead of cyclone Gulab’s landfall this evening.
26 September 2021
Deep depression intensifies into Cyclone ‘Gulab’; Rain likely across country
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places in the country as the deep depression over East Central Bay and adjoining Northeast Bay intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’.
26 September 2021