Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
6 hour(s) ago
Climate crisis
Hilsa fishers face empty nets as peak season yields little catch
10 hour(s) ago
Natural resources
Rare slow loris critically injured by electrocution in Moulvibazar
26 July 2026, 12:37 PM
Wildlife
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
26 July 2026, 08:53 AM
China
BAPA makes 7 proposals to solve Dhaka’s waterlogging crisis
25 July 2026, 19:48 PM
Environment
No timeline for restoring gas supply from faulty FSRU: Petrobangla
25 July 2026, 19:29 PM
Energy
Endangered capped leaf monkey killed in road accident in Lawachhara
25 July 2026, 13:29 PM
Wild Life
Fishing cat mistaken for tiger sparks panic in Gazipur village
25 July 2026, 13:25 PM
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
Bhola Gas Field: Trial extraction begins at ninth well
State-run exploration company Bapex has extracted gas on experimental basis from a new well named Ilisha-1 in Bhola Sadar upazila today
28 April 2023, 14:25 PM
Baby zebra born at Gazipur safari park
A zebra foal was born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur in the middle of the month.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Pakistan all set to get discounted Russian oil: PM
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that everything was set for his country to receive a shipment of discounted Russian oil
27 April 2023, 13:02 PM
Baby zebra born at Gazipur safari park
A zebra foal was born at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur in the middle of the month.
27 April 2023, 07:30 AM
Climate change: How can we make flying greener?
Biofuels, alternative flight routes and newer, green aircraft technology can make flying better for the environment. How close are we to introducing these climate-friendly alternatives?
27 April 2023, 06:07 AM
Budget allocation not enough to meet the target
Bangladesh will not achieve its target of converting 40 percent of its energy sources into renewable energy by 2040 if the budgetary allocation does not increase, said Hasanul Haq Inu, chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on information, during an online press conference yesterday.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Committee formed to probe forest fire
The Forest Department in Sylhet has formed a committee to investigate the fire incident in a bamboo plantation at Sunarai in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar
26 April 2023, 17:54 PM
Mild heat wave likely to continue and spread
A mild heatwave is sweeping over many places of the country, and it may continue, said a weather forecast issued by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today.
26 April 2023, 09:00 AM
Rain or thundershowers likely in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet divisions
There will be rain or thundershowers at some areas in Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the 24 hours starting from 9:00am today
25 April 2023, 09:33 AM
7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia’s geophysics agency BMKG said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours
25 April 2023, 01:31 AM
Buriganga's old channel getting new life
DSCC plans to turn it into Hatirjheel-like space; cleaning work already underway
23 April 2023, 14:59 PM
Rain or thundershowers likely in Dhaka, 7 other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at a few places over eight divisions including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am today
23 April 2023, 07:34 AM
Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' during Eid holiday
Dhaka’s air quality has turned ‘moderate’ during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays as most of the residents left the capital for their respective villages to celebrate the religious festival
23 April 2023, 06:43 AM
How the US Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years
Hatfield's Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and incentives in the US Clean Air Act
23 April 2023, 04:48 AM
3 Munshiganj upazilas without power for over 4 hours
People of three upazilas of Munshiganj, including Sadar, was without power for four-and-a-half hours after a storm damaged a substation of the district.
21 April 2023, 17:42 PM
Rain brings respite in Dhaka after sizzling heat
More rainfall is likely tonight and tomorrow
21 April 2023, 11:54 AM
Dhaka’s air quality 5th most polluted
Dhaka’s air quality was “unhealthy” yesterday morning.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Chuadanga records highest temperature at 42.8 degrees Celsius
The maximum temperature in the country was recorded at 42.8 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga today, said Rakibul Hasan, senior observer of Chuadanga First Class Weather Observatory.
20 April 2023, 17:15 PM
Thailand air pollution leads millions to seek medical help
About 2.4 million people in Thailand have sought hospital treatment for medical problems linked to air pollution since the start of the year, health officials said, as toxic smog chokes parts of the country
20 April 2023, 06:02 AM
Whale buried after collecting samples
The 40-foot-long whale, weighing around 25 tonnes, which was found dead on Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach on Tuesday, has been buried.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM