Cyclones, floods displaced 12.5m people in South Asia in 2022: report

Natural disasters, including cyclones and devastating floods, triggered internal displacement of 12.5 million people in South Asia in 2022 and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the most affected by floods, says a report by Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
18 May 2023, 08:43 AM

More rain likely this afternoon, says BMD meteorologist

Dhaka saw light rainfall this morning, which helped improve the air quality and provide relief from the heat.
18 May 2023, 07:34 AM

River ports asked to hoist warning signal 2

The warning for inland river ports will remain valid till 6:00pm today
18 May 2023, 05:33 AM

Illegal brick kilns: HC summons N'ganj DC for noncompliance

The High Court today summoned the deputy commissioner of Narayanganj and two other high officials over noncompliance of its directives regarding demolishing all the illegal brick kilns in Narayanganj.The HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury directe
17 May 2023, 16:52 PM

World soon likely to see 1.5C of warming: WMO

The WMO also found a 98 percent chance that one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, surpassing 2016
17 May 2023, 11:55 AM

Rohingya children in Cox's Bazar camps faced brunt of Cyclone Mocha: Unicef

One million Rohingya refugees living in the Cox's Bazar refugee camp, half of whom are children, faced the brunt of Cyclone Mocha, said Unicef
17 May 2023, 11:01 AM

Heavy rainfall disrupts city life, more showers predicted

A bout of heavy rain drenched Dhaka city this morning, disrupting commute and the workday in general..Rain started in Dhaka city around 9:00am and lasted for about an hour and a half.
17 May 2023, 07:41 AM

Cyclone Mocha: US providing $250,000 for emergency relief efforts

The US is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the country’s most severely affected areas
17 May 2023, 05:38 AM

Titas wants to make domestic gas up to 47% costlier

Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company has recently sent a letter to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission proposing to hike gas prices by as much as 47 percent for domestic users.
16 May 2023, 12:35 PM

Rain or thundershowers likely in Dhaka, other divisions

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers in parts of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours from 9am today.
16 May 2023, 10:24 AM

Cyclone Mocha: St Martin’s Island faces drinking water, food shortages

The island is still without power as electric cables and utility poles were damage
16 May 2023, 07:42 AM

Many Myanmar Rohingyas killed by cyclone: residents, aid group

A large number of Rohingyas were killed in Myanmar when Cyclone Mocha struck at the weekend, residents, a relief group and a media outlet said yesterday
16 May 2023, 04:45 AM

Dhaka's air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka's air has been ranked the third most polluted in the world this morning
16 May 2023, 04:25 AM

UN calls for urgent aid in Rohingya camps following Cyclone Mocha

The United Nations yesterday called for urgent aid and support after Cyclone Mocha damaged Rohingya camps..Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc on over a million Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi locals in three districts.
15 May 2023, 18:50 PM

Another drill test finds gas in Ilisha-1 well

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited, BAPEX, has successfully extracted gas from a well named Ilisha-1 for the third time.
15 May 2023, 18:28 PM

Cyclone Mocha: 25% telco towers in Cox’s Bazar still not working

Some 243 telecom towers, also known as BTS (base transceiver station) towers, out of a total 974 in the district, remain inoperative in Cox's Bazar as of Monday evening - more than 24 hours after Cyclone Mocha made landfall along the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast.
15 May 2023, 16:44 PM

Cyclone Mocha: 12,000 homes affected in Saint Martin's Island, Teknaf

About 2,000 homes were destroyed while over 10,000 houses were partially damaged during tropical cyclone Mocha in the Saint Martin's island and Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman today
15 May 2023, 14:23 PM

Dhaka city alone experiencing over 600 MW of load shedding during daytime

Dhaka has alone been experiencing more than 600 MW of load shedding during daytime when demand for electricity remains relatively low than nighttime
15 May 2023, 11:14 AM

Myanmar port city cut off in Mocha aftermath

Tens of thousands of people in a major Myanmar port city were cut off from contact on Monday after a cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh
15 May 2023, 07:15 AM

Ctg airport, port to fully operate from today

As the effects of Cyclone Mocha have passed, regular flights are starting at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport from this morning
15 May 2023, 04:36 AM