Restructuring the energy sector for sustained progress
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Business
Kurigram to face scheduled power cuts for seven days over grid upgrade
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Energy
BMD forecasts five days of rain, heavy downpours
7 hour(s) ago
Weather
Back-to-back tiger sightings boost optimism in Sundarbans
10 hour(s) ago
Wildlife
Rooppur's next challenge: Getting regulation right
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Energy
Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Climate crisis
Hilsa fishers face empty nets as peak season yields little catch
26 July 2026, 20:34 PM
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
Tiger found dead in Sundarbans canal
The Forest Department has recovered the carcass of a tiger floating in the Sundarbans canal.
28 January 2022, 13:15 PM
Dhaka most polluted city in the world
Dhaka is the most polluted city in the world, and air pollution is the main cause for respiratory issues, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Torture, abuse, separation: Story of domesticating elephants
People of greater Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts regions are familiar with domesticated elephants being used to pull trees down the hills, in circuses and at various social events.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM
38 days of fresh air in 6 years
Residents of the capital have inhaled clean air for only 38 days in the last six years, found a study, highlighting the gravity of the air pollution that over two crore people of the city are exposed to every day.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka air pollution: Tejgaon industrial area tops the list
The air quality of 10 significant areas in the capital scored below standard throughout 2021, according to a study of the Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies of the Department of Environmental Science at Stamford University.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Stop plastic use, save Kuakata’
Demanding an end to the use of disposable plastics to protect the environment of Kuakata beach, a memorandum signed by 2,783 people was handed over to the Patuakhali deputy commissioner (DC) on Tuesday.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Deaths of 9 zebras in Gazipur Safari Park: Probe body formed
A five-member probe committee has been formed to find out the reason behind the deaths of nine zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur.
26 January 2022, 14:05 PM
CRB may never be the same
While going for a morning walk in port city’s Central Railway Building (CRB) area on Thursday, Abdul Aziz, a resident of Kazir Dewri, was taken aback after seeing a notice that read “This road has been closed permanently for public use; kindly use an alternative road”.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Shut illegal brick kilns in CHT in a week: HC
The High Court today directed the government to shut down illegal brick kilns, which are running without licences in Khagrachhari, Bandarban, and Rangamati, in seven days to curb pollution and to save the environment.
25 January 2022, 13:20 PM
Native Americans reclaim ancient redwood forest in California
The descendants of Native American tribes on the Northern California coast are reclaiming a bit of their heritage that includes ancient redwoods that have stood since their ancestors walked the land.
25 January 2022, 12:25 PM
Call of the wild
A new species of wild dogs has been spotted at Satchhari National Park in Habiganj’s Chunarughat. The species is listed as endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, according to IUCN Bangladesh official Simanta Dipu.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Celebrating the country’s rivers
A cultural show on the country’s rivers was held at Mymensingh Zila Shilpakala Academy auditorium on Sunday evening.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Char Bijoy popular with migratory birds, but hunters turning them away
A new shoal covering about 5,000 acres has sprung up in the deep Bay of Bengal, about 30 km south of Kuakata.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Dead dolphin found on Kuakata beach
A 5 ft long dead dolphin was found on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali today.
23 January 2022, 12:52 PM
Dhaka’s air again most polluted in the world, followed by Shenyang, Kolkata
Once again, Dhaka finds itself at the top of the list of cities with most polluted air this morning.
23 January 2022, 06:42 AM
Locals celebrate after killing critically endangered leopard cat in Habiganj; case filed
In a blatant violation of existing laws to protect wildlife and display of disgraceful and inhumane act, locals in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj today reportedly brought out a procession after killing a leopard cat, a critically endangered species of wild cat.
22 January 2022, 16:45 PM
DiCaprio congratulates Bangladesh on ‘marine protected area’ around St Martin's Island
Academy Award winning Hollywood actor and an outspoken climate activist Leonardo DiCaprio has extended congratulations to the government of Bangladesh on the recently established “marine protected area” around Saint Martin's Island.
22 January 2022, 06:42 AM
Dhaka’s air 2nd most polluted today; Russia’s Krasnoyarsk tops AQI list
Dhaka ranked second in the list of cities with the worst air quality around the world this morning.
22 January 2022, 04:54 AM
Moderate earthquake felt in Ctg, Bandarban
A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, jolted Chattogram, Bandarban and adjoining areas this afternoon.
21 January 2022, 11:08 AM
Dhaka's air 2nd most polluted today, Delhi tops AQI list
Dhaka's air rated as the world's second-most polluted this morning.
20 January 2022, 04:59 AM