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
Climate crisis
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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Greta Thunberg donates 100,000 euro to aid flood relief efforts in Bangladesh, India
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has pledged to donate 100,000 euro from prize money to flood relief efforts in Bangladesh and India.
29 July 2020, 05:39 AM
Dhaka seeks UNSC's 'bold steps' to address climate challenge
Bangladesh has asked for a "bold decision" from UN Security Council (UNSC) to ensure security and peace across nations by addressing climate challenge through partnership and collaboration.
24 June 2020, 12:12 PM
7ft long dolphin found dead in Halda River
A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), over seven feet long, is found dead in Halda River of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
24 May 2020, 13:29 PM
Brazil to deploy troops
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose sharply in April, government data showed on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak keeps many environmental enforcers out of the field and the country prepares to deploy troops to fight illegal logging.
9 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Dolphin killed in Halda River
A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) in Halda River is allegedly slaughtered to death by locals in Raozan upazila of Chattogram.
8 May 2020, 16:22 PM
‘They come out when humans stay home’
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.
22 April 2020, 07:14 AM
UN accepts India’s proposal to save three endangered species
India’s proposal to include the critically-endangered Asian elephant and two large species of birds -- Great Indian Bustard and Bengal Florican -- in the UN Convention on Migratory (CMS) Species, is unanimously accepted.
21 February 2020, 06:56 AM
Of bushfires, Bangladesh and climate change
Every Bangladeshi living overseas is used to having their motherland associated with natural disasters, namely floods and cyclones. This can feel humiliating at times. It is the expatriates’ burden to perpetually challenge the sometimes negative, international image of Bangladesh.
7 January 2020, 07:18 AM
Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change
Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change as countries failed to reach any consensus on ways to implement the Paris Agreement in the latest COP25 conference, civil society members say.
4 January 2020, 09:46 AM
Don’t allot lands for any purpose that damages forest: HC
The High Court observes that any notified forest area, no matter whether it is declared reserved forest or not, cannot be allocated or leased for any purpose that damages the country’s forest.
2 January 2020, 09:11 AM
An effective platform for branding Bangladesh
The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended just days ago.
25 December 2019, 18:00 PM
What is the achievement of Madrid Climate talks
The close-door negotiations of Climate Change conference, 2019 ends on December 15 delaying more than 40 hours than the scheduled time.
18 December 2019, 15:11 PM
UN climate talks unravelling, face failure
A UN climate summit in Madrid risked collapsing after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than ever over on how to fight global warming and pay for its ravages.
14 December 2019, 15:40 PM
Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty
Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.
10 December 2019, 04:42 AM
Nobel science laureates stress urgency of addressing climate
Nobel Prize laureates gathers in Stockholm to receive their awards took the opportunity to stress the importance of addressing climate change.
7 December 2019, 13:59 PM
Floods predicted to uproot 50m yearly as climate heats up
The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding could surge to as many as 50 million a year by the end of the century if governments do not step up action to tackle climate change, researchers warn.
4 December 2019, 04:37 AM
Can Chinese aid go green?
China’s Energy Research Institute has proposed a “2C Asia” initiative to survey energy supply and demand in Asian nations, and work with them to decarbonise energy systems and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, reports chinadialogue.net.
3 December 2019, 08:36 AM
Choose hope or climate surrender: UN chief
Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres tells the opening plenary of a UN climate conference.
2 December 2019, 13:16 PM
PM urges int’l community to adopt appropriate climate action plan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the international community to adopt a time-befitting climate action plan and implement all provisions of Paris Agreement and other relevant global instruments and mechanisms to stop further degradation of environment.
2 December 2019, 09:13 AM
Poor nations pay price as millions flee 'climate chaos', Oxfam says
Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade - a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam says.
2 December 2019, 04:42 AM