Petrobangla recommends administrative action against 12 KGDCL officials, including MD

Petrobangla has recommended administrative action against 12 officials of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), including its Managing Director (MD) MA Majed, for their involvement in corruptions in 12 sectors, including irregularities in recruitment, gas connections and promotions in different industrial establishments.
17 September 2022, 19:40 PM

Light to moderate rains continue in Bangladesh

Rains will continue to drench Bangladesh, with monsoon being fairly active over the country, Met office said.
17 September 2022, 07:42 AM

Cheetah reintroduced to India 70 years after extinction

Seven decades after they went extinct in India, the country today got eight cheetahs who were flown in from Namibia for conservation and promotion of the feline in a national park.
17 September 2022, 07:10 AM

14 killed, 10 missing in Nepal landslide

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers searched the disaster site to try to find a further 10 missing people.
17 September 2022, 06:49 AM

12 crushed to death as wall collapses amid heavy rains in Lucknow

Heavy rains flooded hundreds of homes, knocked out power and collapsed structures including a wall that crushed 12 people in northern India, officials said Friday. 
16 September 2022, 19:21 PM

Another depression may form over Bay, rains likely for six days next week

Another depression is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal from September 20 to September 25 affecting parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.
16 September 2022, 10:48 AM

How to kill a canal

Do you know how much garbage it takes to kill a 13-kilometre-long flowing canal?
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Light to moderate rain likely across county in 24 hrs

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (September 15, 2022) predicted light to moderate rain in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am.
15 September 2022, 13:37 PM

Climate change: Developed nations not assisting Bangladesh address its needs

While Bangladesh faces massive loss and damage due to climate change, the industrialised countries are doing little to help the country address its needs, said UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change, Ian Fry.
15 September 2022, 08:56 AM

Over 8,000 fish enclosures washed away in Bagerhat tidal surge

More than 8,000 fish enclosures in Bagerhat have been washed away by tidal surges triggered by the depression over the Bay of Bengal, said the district fisheries department today (September 14, 2022).
14 September 2022, 15:36 PM

Int’l Conference on Sustainable Fisheries Sept 16-18

The International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries-2022 is going to be held on September 16-18 at Sylhet Agricultural University.
14 September 2022, 15:26 PM

Heavy rain forecasted in 24 hours

Bangladesh Metrological Department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 12pm today (September 14, 2022).
14 September 2022, 11:36 AM

Dhaka records 53 mm rain in 24 hours; commuters’ sufferings continue  

Torrential rain has flooded low lying areas in Dhaka causing immense sufferings to the people and disruption of regular traffic flow.
14 September 2022, 05:31 AM

Dhaka may witness rain throughout the day; recorded 7mm rain in 3 hours

It may rain intermittently throughout the day in Dhaka today (September 13, 2022), according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. 
13 September 2022, 05:55 AM

Tidal surges flood low-lying areas in 5 districts

Low-lying areas in Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Bhola, Satkhira and Khulna districts have been inundated due to tidal surges caused by the depression over Bay of Bengal.
12 September 2022, 18:30 PM

"Bangladesh to lose $570m every year due to climate change"

Because of climate change, cyclone-induced flooding could cause damages worth $570 million across coastal areas every year in future, said a new World Bank report released yesterday.
12 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Tidal surges inundate coastal areas

Heavy downpours triggered by low pressure over the Bay of Bengal flooded several areas of Cox’s Bazar, Noakhali and Bagerhat inundating thousands.
12 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh seeks to import additional LNG from Qatar: Shahriar Alam

Bangladesh has sought to import additional LNG (liquefied natural gas) from Qatar amid high prices of fuel oil to meet the increasing demand.
12 September 2022, 15:50 PM

Depression over Bay: Tidal surges likely to inundate low-lying areas of coastal districts

Land depression over south Madhya Pradesh moved west-northwestwards and is likely to weaken gradually, said the weather department today (September 12, 2022).
12 September 2022, 06:08 AM

“We don't want relief materials; we want a dam to prevent erosion”

Several hundred people, who were recently affected by erosion of the Dharla river, formed a human chain for an hour on the river bank in Phulbari upazila in Kurigram this (September 11, 2022) noon demanding a dam to prevent erosion.
11 September 2022, 16:03 PM