BAPA makes 7 proposals to solve Dhaka’s waterlogging crisis
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Endangered capped leaf monkey killed in road accident in Lawachhara
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Fishing cat mistaken for tiger sparks panic in Gazipur village
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Wild Life
Is Rooppur ready to operate at full-capacity?
25 July 2026, 12:18 PM
Energy
Ramgarh-Sitakunda reserve forest: An endless cycle of sand mining
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Sundarbans & Forest
Rooppur nuclear plant set for ‘criticality’ stage ahead of power generation
24 July 2026, 20:23 PM
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The marine marvel
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Wild Life
Met office’s old ways mask true extent of rainfall
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Climate crisis
Brent North Sea oil price hits $100 on Mideast attacks
23 July 2026, 19:42 PM
Energy
ADB provides $71 mn for climate resilient water management
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh today signed a $71 million loan agreement to improve flood control, irrigation, and water resources management in rural communities in Gopalganj and Madaripur districts to strengthen their preparedness and resilience to the effects of climate change
20 April 2024, 13:30 PM
Dos and Don’ts during a heatwave
As people are struggling, the Met office issued a heatwave warning for the country for the next five days
20 April 2024, 12:13 PM
Jashore sizzles at 42.6ºC
Overtakes Chuadanga to record season’s highest temperature in the country
20 April 2024, 11:31 AM
No respite from heat wave for five days: Met office
Severe heat wave is sweeping Khulna division and Rajshahi, Pabna and Tangail districts and it may continue for the next five days, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
20 April 2024, 06:57 AM
Chuadanga records season's highest temp at 41.5ºC
Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature for the fourth consecutive day today
19 April 2024, 14:33 PM
Nature quest: Gems of the forest
The axis deer, chittra horin in Bangla, is one of the more precious belongings of the Sundarbans. This herd was seen wandering outside of the mangrove forest to eat grass under the open sky.
19 April 2024, 05:33 AM
Help your pets beat the heat
This year is predicted to be the hottest year so far and the temperatures have already crossed 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country by now
18 April 2024, 14:03 PM
Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports
Several thousand Bangladeshi passengers remained stranded at the Dubai and Dhaka airports for the last two days as flights to and from Dubai got delayed or cancelled due to unprecedented flooding in the Middle East country
18 April 2024, 13:56 PM
Rain likely in Dhaka, six other divisions
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in the 24 hours from 9:00am today
18 April 2024, 06:28 AM
Climate change to wreck global income by 2050: study
Researchers in Germany estimate that climate change will shrink global GDP at least 20% by 2050. Scientists said that figure would worsen if countries fail to meet emissions-cutting targets
18 April 2024, 06:19 AM
City will face no waterlogging this year: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said there will be no waterlogging in the capital during the upcoming rainy season.
17 April 2024, 16:14 PM
How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, are facing an influx of illegal waste shipments from industrialized nations, with a considerable amount trafficked from Europe
17 April 2024, 13:52 PM
Year's highest temperature of 40.7 degrees Celsius recorded in Chuadanga
Local weather official says 'severe heatwave' will continue
17 April 2024, 12:18 PM
Severe heatwave sweeps over Chuadanga, Bagerhat
A severe heatwave is scorching Chuadanga and Bagerhat while a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and parts of Khulna, according to the met office
17 April 2024, 09:12 AM
Chuadanga records season’s highest temperature
Amid the scorching heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature of this season at 40.6 degrees Celsius today
16 April 2024, 13:01 PM
Rain drenches Dhaka amid heatwave
The city dwellers got some relief after rain drenched Dhaka amid ongoing heatwave across the country today
16 April 2024, 10:20 AM
Heatwave sweeps over Bangladesh; Dhaka, 3 other divisions may see rain
A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet and it may continue, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s weather bulletin today
16 April 2024, 06:15 AM
Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka's air continues to be 'unhealthy' as it ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality today
16 April 2024, 04:35 AM
No respite from heat wave for five days: BMD
Six divisions including Dhaka have been experiencing mild to moderate heat wave and it may continue for the next five days, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department
15 April 2024, 05:35 AM
Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
15 April 2024, 03:51 AM