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Climate Change
Restructuring the energy sector for sustained progress
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Business
Kurigram to face scheduled power cuts for seven days over grid upgrade
27 July 2026, 15:10 PM
Energy
BMD forecasts five days of rain, heavy downpours
27 July 2026, 14:05 PM
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
Singapore unveils one of the world's biggest floating solar panel farms
Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and producing enough electricity to power the island's five water treatment plants.
14 July 2021, 10:54 AM
Primary school at risk of going into the Teesta
A government primary school on the Teesta river is now on the verge of being devoured by the river due to erosion in Rangpur’s Pirgachha upazila.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
25 big cities, almost all in China, driving urban greenhouse gas emissions: study
Just 25 big cities – almost all of them in China – accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world, an analysis of emissions trends showed.
12 July 2021, 12:57 PM
Thousands evacuated from floods in China's Sichuan, more rain forecast
Heavy rains and flooding have forced thousands of people to evacuate in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, with authorities on Sunday urging citizens across the country to brace for more downpours.
11 July 2021, 11:28 AM
California wildfire advances as heat wave blankets US West
Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.
11 July 2021, 11:11 AM
The North praying it doesn’t rain
Vast areas in the country’s northern and north-western region have been submerged by floodwater, causing immense suffering to thousands of people.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate Change: Provide funds for adaptation mechanism
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen called upon different developed and developing countries as well as international financial institutions to fund the South Asia Regional office of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka for promoting adaptation mechanisms.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 30,000 marooned in two districts
The overall flood situation in Sirajganj and Lalmonirhat worsened yesterday as the water level in the Jamuna and Teesta rivers increased further.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM
15,000 face waterlogging as floodwater enters low-lying areas in Sirajganj
The water level is increasing in Jamuna River and is resulting in inundation of low-lying areas in Sirajganj.
9 July 2021, 07:10 AM
Climate Recovery: Hasina seeks support from rich nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday placed a five-point proposal, including on the green recovery of climate vulnerable countries with support from the developed nations, as the climate change has brought them to a threshold.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Aftermath of Cyclone Yaas: 20 thousand people in 14 villages still waterlogged
Last time they left home was after Cyclone Amphan struck the coastal districts on May 20 last year.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Water level of Teesta crosses danger level in Lalmonirhat
Water flow of Teesta River crossed the danger level at Daoni area in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district this afternoon near Teesta barrage inundating riverside areas and homesteads in the low-lying areas.
8 July 2021, 17:17 PM
Pangolin rescued from Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area
A pangolin was rescued from a house in Dhaka's Hatirjheel area this evening.
8 July 2021, 14:38 PM
Coal Power Plants - Emission of carbon will be almost zero: FM
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the coal-based power plant projects, including Rampal Power Plant, undertaken by Bangladesh would emit almost zero carbon emissions.
7 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills 2 in Sylhet
Two people were killed in lightning strike while fishing in a haor in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet this morning.
7 July 2021, 13:08 PM
Almost zero carbon emission from Rampal, other coal power plants: finance minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said that the coal-based power plant projects undertaken by Bangladesh -- including Rampal Power Plant -- have almost zero carbon emission.
7 July 2021, 09:25 AM
5.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh
An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was felt around the country including Dhaka, Gaibandha, Bogura and Rajshahi this morning.
7 July 2021, 04:00 AM
Flash flood inundates low-lying areas in Kurigram, Sherpur and Sirajganj
Low-lying areas of Kurigram, Sherpur and Sirajganj districts have been flooded due to onrush of hill water and heavy rains for the last couple of days.
6 July 2021, 16:51 PM
Bangladesh-India assure each other of due support to complete Rampal power plant
Bangladesh and India today assured each other of necessary support for completion of the 1,320 MW Maitree power plant in Rampal in time.
6 July 2021, 16:03 PM
Woman fined Tk 20,000 for illegally cutting hill in Moulvibazar
A woman was fined today for illegally cutting hills in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.
6 July 2021, 15:02 PM