Heatwave to continue in several districts

After a month-long severe heatwave, Dhaka experienced rain and thundershowers in parts of the capital last night

After a month-long severe heatwave, Dhaka experienced rain and thundershowers in parts of the capital early today.

A legal notice was served on the government today, asking it to formulate environment-friendly law, rule, regulation or policy for felling and planting trees

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has slashed bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices by Tk 4.10 per kilogramme

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A key reason behind Bangladesh's adverse environmental condition is increasing encroachment of rivers, water bodies, forest lands and other natural resources in the name of development, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzman said today

Met office forecasts rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in parts of five divisions

Farmers in Patuakhali are concerned that the ongoing heatwave, that has been persisting for almost a month, will severely disrupt their crop production

Average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, which is the record lowest in the country since 1981

Farmers in districts under Rangpur division are facing an acute shortage of farm labourers amid the ongoing hot spell

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today said Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Pabna, Rajshahi, Bagerghat and Satkhira have been experiencing extreme hot weather as a "very severe" heatwave is sweeping over the districts

The High Court yesterday directed the government to prepare a time-based action plan to restore three canals and two beels at Savar and take appropriate action against their encroachers and polluters

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The government has hiked the diesel price by Tk 1 per litre, and petrol and octane prices by Tk 2.50 per litre

Power Grid Company of Bangladesh today ran test transmission through its newly built 89km Rooppur-Bogura power line, which is dedicated to the Rooppur nuclear power plant

To make Khulna city more livable and climate resilient, Khulna City Corporation has taken up Asia Resilient Cities project

Two elderly people died with symptoms of heat stroke in Munshiganj this morning, a medical official said

The year's highest temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southwestern district of Jashore this afternoon

Dhaka's air quality was marked "unhealthy" this morning