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As rain continues, Dhaka's air quality remains 'moderate'
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 91 at 9:11am, Dhaka ranked 12th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
3 August 2023, 04:41 AM
LPG price hiked, 12kg cylinder now Tk 1,140
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for the month of August.
2 August 2023, 10:42 AM
9 Dhaka areas to be without gas supply for six hours tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of the capital for six hours -- from 2:00pm to 8:00pm – tomorrow due to gas pipeline replacement works
2 August 2023, 09:23 AM
Typhoon Khanun kills one, knocks out power to one-third of Japan's Okinawa homes
High winds hit power lines in Japan's popular tourist destination Okinawa, knocking out electricity to more than 200,000 households on Wednesday morning, as powerful and slow-moving typhoon Khanun neared the country's southwestern islands
2 August 2023, 08:24 AM
Low-lying coastal areas could be inundated due to land depression: Met office
Low-lying areas of Bangladesh's coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by the wind-driven surge, at a height of two-three feet above normal astronomical tide, under the influence of a full moon and steep pressure gradient
2 August 2023, 07:30 AM
Thanks to rain, Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning
Dhaka's air quality was marked "moderate" this morning due to rain in the capital city
2 August 2023, 04:04 AM
Rain likely in country as low intensifies into depression over Bay
Rain or thunder showers is likely in Dhaka and other seven divisions as a well-marked low over central part of the north Bay and adjoining area concentrated into a monsoon depression over northeast Bay and adjoining areas today.
1 August 2023, 10:53 AM
Rampal power plant shut down again due to coal shortage
The BIFPCL officials said they have already completed all necessary procedures to import coal from abroad
30 July 2023, 16:10 PM
Eight dead, 10 hospitalised after hurricane in Russia
Eight people died and another 10 were hospitalised in Russia when trees crashed into a campsite during a severe storm described as a "hurricane", authorities said on Sunday
30 July 2023, 08:59 AM
Don't overstate 1.5 degrees C threat, new IPCC head says
The newly appointed head of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Jim Skea, spoke to two major German news outlets over the weekend, soon after his appointment to the role
30 July 2023, 05:14 AM
Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 80 at 9:00am, Dhaka ranked 15th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
30 July 2023, 03:51 AM
July 2023 set to be world's hottest month on record
July 2023 is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-general António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world's hottest month on record
27 July 2023, 15:53 PM
PM to open Matarbari coal-fired plant in December: project officials
The first unit of Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Maheshkhali of Cox's Bazar is likely to go into production by this December, adding 600MW of electricity to the national grid.
27 July 2023, 06:15 AM
Mild heatwave sweeping over Dhaka, other parts of country: Met office
A mild heatwave is sweeping over different parts of the country, including Dhaka, and it may abate in some places, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
26 July 2023, 06:38 AM
Banshkhali-Meghnaghat 400KV power transmission line comes into operation
The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has commissioned its 400 kV power transmission line from Banshkhali in Chattogram via Madunaghat to Meghnaghat in Narayanganj
25 July 2023, 15:51 PM
Low pressure area forms over Bay, rain likely
A low pressure area has formed over the west-central Bay and adjoining northwest Bay, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said.
25 July 2023, 10:45 AM
Mild heat wave may continue in five districts: BMD
The ongoing mild heat wave in Rajshahi, Pabna, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts may last for more days, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department
24 July 2023, 08:39 AM
Fire at Muradpur sub-station in Ctg disrupts power
Electricity supply has been disrupted in different areas of Chattogram after a fire broke out at Muradpur 33/11 sub-station this evening
23 July 2023, 16:06 PM
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23 July 2023, 12:18 PM
Mild heatwave may continue in Dhaka, Rajshahi and 2 other districts
Mild heatwave sweeping over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Panchagarh, Moulvibazar and Feni districts may continue, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today.
23 July 2023, 09:34 AM