Ghorashal Power Plant’s unit-5 will not be supplying electricity for the next seven days, the plant’s officials said.

A standoff over unpaid bills between the government and independent power plants that run on heavy fuel oil is hurting people when they are enduring the worst power crisis in a decade.

There is no possibility of super-cyclone “Sitrang” hitting the country, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman yesterday.

To tackle erosion, the Forest Department has planted 29,000 trees on a stretch of Chattogram’s Halda riverbank -- which had been grabbed by locals -- bringing a welcome change for the region’s biodiversity.

Reliable and accurate data is instrumental for climate resilience, as it helps the government take the best decisions, speakers told a regional conference yesterday.

A mobile court in Nilphamari has sentenced a wild bird hunter to six months in jail for poaching wild birds.

Power generation at unit five of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi was halted again today (October 12) two days after resuming.

The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil's Amazon, used to flood the river's forested islands during the rainy season, allowing fish to glide among the trees and gorge on fallen fruit.

There is no possibility of super cyclone 'Sitrang' - to be formed over the Bay of Bengal - hitting Bangladesh coast, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman said today (October 12, 2022).

Amid a deepening power crisis in the country, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission may hike the bulk electricity price tomorrow.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged the officials of his ministry to ensure more coordination in implementing projects on development of infrastructures in the power sector.

The new price of electricity at the wholesale level will be announced on Thursday, said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Member (Power) Mohammad Bazlur Rahman today (October 11, 2022).

About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the government said Tuesday after ruling out a rescue effort in the area's shark-filled waters.

Power generation at unit five of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi resumed this (October 10, 2022) evening after a week of suspension following the national grid failure.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that there is no hope of improvement in the ongoing load-shedding situation before November, as gas could not be imported.

A mobile court sentenced three fishers to 20 days in jail for catching brood hilsa in Padma river at Shibchar upazila of Madaripur today (October 9, 2022), defying a government ban.

An elephant calf was found dead in Modusia forest of Khutakhali union in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar today.

Bangladesh is said to have about 712 species of birds although the IUCN Red List of Bangladesh confirmed about 570 species.

Police and forest officials rescued a hoolock gibbon, locally called Ulluk, while being trafficked to Chattogram city from its Lohagara upazila this morning.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said there is no scope to reduce the price of fuel.