Rangamati issues landslide warning amid continued rainfall
14 June 2026, 22:01 PM
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4.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh
12 June 2026, 00:40 AM
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5.3 earthquake in Bhutan felt in Bangladesh
7 June 2026, 23:52 PM
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Six killed in lightning strikes in Chapainawabganj
4 June 2026, 22:14 PM
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UN warns of extreme heat risk from El Nino and urges preparedness
2 June 2026, 15:06 PM
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Floods kill 24 across Afghanistan in recent days
22 May 2026, 20:05 PM
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Three killed in lightning strikes in two districts
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan
15 May 2026, 20:37 PM
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3 hikers dead in Indonesian volcanic eruption
8 May 2026, 15:06 PM
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Nor’wester lashes Dinajpur villages, uprooting trees and power poles
7 May 2026, 12:08 PM
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Swedish teenage climate activist Thunberg turns 18
Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, who pioneered a global climate change campaign as a 15-year-old, turned 18 on Sunday and promised to celebrate by exposing “dark secrets” at her local pub.
4 January 2021, 08:18 AM
Climate migration in Bangladesh may increase 7-fold by 2050: ActionAid
Bangladesh could see a seven-fold increase of climate migration, forcing 3 million people to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by 2050.
27 December 2020, 07:30 AM
Climate change could create 63 million migrants in South Asia by 2050
The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple if global warming continues on its current path, researchers warned on Friday.
19 December 2020, 05:59 AM
HC orders govt to shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg within 7 days
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in a week to curb pollution in the area.
14 December 2020, 12:42 PM
Declare states of 'climate emergency', UN chief tells world leaders
World leaders should declare states of "climate emergency" in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks to a climate summit on Saturday.
12 December 2020, 14:49 PM
World set for 3c warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN
Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN said Wednesday.
9 December 2020, 11:17 AM
Saima Wazed calls for climate change action at high-level London dialogue
Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)’s Thematic Ambassador for Vulnerability Saima Wazed Hossain called for CVF-COP26 resilience action plan to address climate change and mental health challenges at a high-level dialogue titled 'CVF-COP 26 Dialogue: Meeting the Survival Deadline towards Maximal Resilience', organised by Bangladesh High Commission in London on November 30.
2 December 2020, 11:02 AM
Fallouts of climate change: Dhaka seeks strong partnership with the UK
Dhaka seeks strong partnership with the UK to address the fallouts of climate change that threaten life and livelihood of millions of people. At a virtual meeting with UK State Minister Lord Ahmed on Wednesday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam hoped for further engagement of UK both in Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) South Asia.
26 November 2020, 08:21 AM
Climate Summit: Bangladeshi children warn against climate change, urge urgent action
Bangladeshi children at a recent Children’s Climate Summit have sounded a note of warning against climate change and called for urgent action in this regard.
22 November 2020, 07:29 AM
About 150 nations due to deliver stronger climate plans in 2020, tracker shows
More than three-quarters of countries have indicated they will make stronger commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change by the end of 2020, despite the economic strain of the coronavirus pandemic, a new tracker showed on Tuesday.
18 November 2020, 08:55 AM
Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says
Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for longer after landfall, increasing the destruction they can wreak on impact, a new study has found.
12 November 2020, 06:25 AM
‘Protect Sangu-Matamuhuri sanctuary, reserve forest’
Parbatya Chattogram Forest and Land Rights Protection Movement has called upon authorities concerned to take measures to protect the Sangu-Matamuhuri Sanctuary and the Reserve Natural Forest and take action against those destroying the forest.
9 November 2020, 12:35 PM
US formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty
The United States has formally exited the Paris Agreement, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change.
4 November 2020, 13:15 PM
Climate activist Greta Thunberg shows support for Biden in rare political tweet
Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg has shown support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the US presidential election.
10 October 2020, 16:12 PM
Focus on ‘future sustainability’ while making investment: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for focusing on “future sustainability” while making investment as she placed a four-point proposal to save the planet from the adverse impacts of climate change.
1 October 2020, 05:12 AM
US, Chinese diplomats signal tricky road ahead for climate diplomacy
After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change, US leadership has been formally challenged by China announcing bold new climate pledges.
24 September 2020, 12:39 PM
Once operational, coal powerplants in Ctg division could kill 30,000 in 30 years: study
Pollution from ten under-construction coal-based powerplants in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar could result in 30,000 deaths in 30 years once they go into operation, according to new research findings released today.
22 September 2020, 13:03 PM
World's richest 1% cause double carbon emissions of poorest 50%: Oxfam
The wealthiest one percent of earth’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth, according to a press release issued by Oxfam.
21 September 2020, 10:46 AM
Trump and Biden clash over US wildfires as campaign turns to climate change
Joe Biden brands President Donald Trump a "climate arsonist" for refusing to acknowledge global warming's role in deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, while Trump blames lax forestry and declares, "I don't think science knows."
15 September 2020, 05:02 AM
Dhaka seeks collaboration, connectivity in building climate resiliency
Bangladesh is keen to collaborate and build connectivity with the Commonwealth and the country-led Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Presidency, especially in building climate resiliency post-Covid-19 strategies for the climate vulnerable countries, said Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem.
14 September 2020, 14:26 PM