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Mild heat wave over six divisions likely to spread
Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted that the existing mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions may spread in the next 24 hours commencing 9:00am today
13 April 2024, 06:00 AM
No respite from air pollution during Eid holiday
Dhaka’s air quality 2nd worst in world today
13 April 2024, 05:52 AM
Hillock cutting: Excavator, truck seized in Sylhet city
A team of Department of Environment seized an excavator and a truck from the spot where a hillock was being cut and the soil was being transported elsewhere at night in Sylhet city
12 April 2024, 17:24 PM
Mild heatwave sweeping Dhaka, 13 other districts
Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Moulvibazar, Feni, Chattogram, Rangamati, Bandarban, and six districts of Barishal division have been experiencing a mild to moderate heatwave from 9:00am today
12 April 2024, 08:23 AM
Dhaka’s air quality 5th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 158 at 10:33am this morning
12 April 2024, 06:09 AM
Dhaka's air unhealthy even on Eid day
Dhaka's air ranked as 7th most polluted among cities around the world this morning, according to Air Quality Index (AQI)
11 April 2024, 06:31 AM
Dhaka’s air quality 3rd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka ranked third on the list of the cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
10 April 2024, 05:35 AM
No improvement in Dhaka’s air quality, still ‘unhealthy’
Dhaka's air quality has been identified as "unhealthy" this morning
9 April 2024, 08:56 AM
Mild heat wave sweeps four districts
A mild heat wave has been sweeping over Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati and Patuakhali, and it may spread beyond these four districts, according to the Met forecast from 9:00am today
9 April 2024, 08:18 AM
March marks yet another record in global heat
The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday
9 April 2024, 07:54 AM
Petrobangla plans to invite int’l bidding for onshore blocks for hydrocarbon exploration: Chairman
After floating bids for offshore oil and gas exploration, Petrobangla now plans to invite international bidding for onshore hydrocarbon exploration
8 April 2024, 16:52 PM
Rains likely in Dhaka, 7 other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast rains or thundershowers in Dhaka, seven other divisions in 24 hours from 6:00pm yesterday
8 April 2024, 06:21 AM
Dhaka’s air quality 4th worst in the world this morning
In the wake of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, with a significant exodus of residents leaving the capital for festive reunions, Dhaka's air quality remains alarmingly poor
8 April 2024, 04:30 AM
11 killed as nor’westers batter 6 dists
At least 11 people died and many others injured as violent nor’westers lashed Jhalakathi, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Khulna, Bagerhat, and Netrokona districts yesterday.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
At least 11 killed as nor’westers lash 6 districts
As many as 200 houses were damaged, electric transmission lines snapped, and trees were uprooted, resulting in the disruption of road communication in many places
7 April 2024, 16:09 PM
One dies in Khulna lightning strike
A man died after being struck by lightning in Dumuria upazila of Khulna this morning
7 April 2024, 10:24 AM
4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New York City region
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that rarely experiences notable seismic activity but apparently causing no major damage
5 April 2024, 16:02 PM
Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 154 at 9:10 am this morning
5 April 2024, 05:51 AM
Nature Quest: Jewels of the jungle
Kalij pheasants spotted roaming the grounds at Chittagong University recently. These hen-sized birds can be found in forests and thickets in the Himalayan foothills, from Nepal and Pakistan to Western Thailand
5 April 2024, 05:44 AM
Why was Taiwan so well prepared for the earthquake?
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before
4 April 2024, 08:56 AM