Restructuring the energy sector for sustained progress
5 hour(s) ago
Business
Kurigram to face scheduled power cuts for seven days over grid upgrade
10 hour(s) ago
Energy
BMD forecasts five days of rain, heavy downpours
11 hour(s) ago
Weather
Back-to-back tiger sightings boost optimism in Sundarbans
27 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Wildlife
Rooppur's next challenge: Getting regulation right
27 July 2026, 11:01 AM
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
Rehabilitate climate migrants: Momen tells major carbon emitter countries
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has called upon major carbon emitting countries to rehabilitate "climate migrants" -- displaced from their homes and jobs due to climate change.
7 September 2021, 06:49 AM
Other cities not faring any better
When it comes to air pollution, Dhaka continues to be one of the most polluted cities in the world. But what about the other areas of the country?
6 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Quick energy supply: Cabinet approves 5-year extension of special provision
The Cabinet today cleared a proposal for the extension of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 for another five years till 2026.
6 September 2021, 10:28 AM
Tree felling spells doom for birds
When Rajshahi Medical College Hospital authorities felled a tree on Saturday afternoon, it still housed a couple of nests for Asian open-bill storks.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Flood improves in north, worsens down stream
The flood situation has improved in the northern region of the country as the water level in the rivers started receding there, but districts surrounding Dhaka reported the opposite.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Flood water slowly receding in Sirajganj after 20 days
After 20 days of continuous rise, the Jamuna river’s water level has begun to drop.
5 September 2021, 06:58 AM
Dolphin found dead near abandoned ship
A dead dolphin with injury marks was found near an abandoned ship at Chattogram’s Parki beach on Friday afternoon.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Impact of Six-day Rain in Patuakhali: Seedbed damage triggers Aman seed shortage
Farmers of Aman rice in Patuakhali have been scrambling to find Aman seeds after nearly one-third of Aman seedbeds were damaged during six days of incessant showers in the last week of July in the district.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Erosion now causing headaches
Erosion by rivers and floodwater have taken a serious turn in at least six districts, rendering several hundred families homeless.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Jamuna, Padma erosions devour more than 1,000 houses in Manikganj
More than 1,000 houses in Manikganj district have been lost due to erosion as water in Padma, Jamuna and other rivers continue to rise.
4 September 2021, 11:46 AM
China premier urges major powers to 'take responsibility' for environment
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged major powers to "show responsibility" and play a leading role in improving global environmental governance and addressing such challenges as climate change.
4 September 2021, 09:07 AM
Marooned, they wait for relief
People in the remote shoals of the Jamuna are suffering immensely for want of drinking water and food.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns
Thick smoke billowed above Brazil's Amazon jungle as fire tore through butchered rainforest and discarded trees littered the scorched earth like dead matchsticks, burnt and black.
3 September 2021, 17:34 PM
20,000 marooned in Nilphamari as Teesta River inundates low lying areas
At least 20,000 people living in different shoals of Teesta River and surrounding low lying areas in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas of Nilphamari were marooned as water level in the river started to increase from this morning.
3 September 2021, 11:56 AM
Brahmaputra flowing above danger level, flooding worsens in Kurigram
The water level of Brahmaputra River was flowing 50 cm above danger level at Chilmari point of Kurigram this morning which has further deteriorated the overall flooding in Kurigram.
3 September 2021, 08:08 AM
Floods to prolong till mid-Sept
Flood-hit people will continue to suffer a few more days as the floods in low lying areas of 11 districts will not wane until second week of September, said the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (ffwc).
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM
US climate envoy Kerry tells Chinese leaders: climate not about politics
U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry said he had urged Chinese leaders to reach for the "highest ambition" in order to curb temperature rises, saying the climate crisis was not about politics.
2 September 2021, 15:05 PM
2 Rohingyas die in lightning strike at Cox’s Bazar, 3 others injured
Two Rohingyas died in a lightning strike in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia early today. Three others were injured in the incident.
2 September 2021, 12:25 PM
Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, Sirajganj
The flood situation in Kurigram and Sirajganj has deteriorated as Brahmaputra and Jamuna’s water levels are flowing above the danger level this morning.
2 September 2021, 09:05 AM
Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 26 dead
Flash flooding killed at least 26 people in the Northeast as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that swept away cars, submerged New York City subway lines and grounded airline flights, officials said on Thursday.
2 September 2021, 06:39 AM