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Climate Change
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Business
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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
Coral fish stress out if separated from 'shoal-mates'
Coral fish become stressed and lose weight if they are separated from each other, hampering their chances of survival, an Australian study reveals.
22 September 2016, 09:27 AM
375 top scientists warn not to vote for Trump
In an open letter, hundreds of top scientists warn against voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying it would be disastrous for the planet if he becomes the US president.
21 September 2016, 14:20 PM
Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on record
Arctic sea ice this summer shrinks to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming.
18 September 2016, 12:25 PM
Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list
The world's largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four of the six great ape species only one step away from extinction, according to a report released Sunday at the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
5 September 2016, 06:32 AM
Activists vow to pursue move against Rampal
Activists parading to save the Sundarbans vow to continue their movement against Rampal power plant near the world’s largest mangrove forest.
29 August 2016, 08:26 AM
Injunction on Ashiyan City housing project
The Supreme Court issues an injunction restraining all activities including selling plots and advertisement of Ashiyan City housing project in Dhaka's Uttara area.
22 August 2016, 04:41 AM
Oil, gas protection body to march towards Dhaka Nov 24 for Sundarbans
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to march towards Dhaka on November 24 if the government does not cancel Rampal power plant project by this time.
20 August 2016, 06:32 AM
Demand for plants high at Brikkho Mela
Plants were never before this popular with Dhaka dwellers as it is this year. According to nursery owners who are participating in the on-going national plant fair “Jatiya Brikkho Mela” at Agargaon in Dhaka, the sale of plants this year has surpassed that of any previous years.
18 August 2016, 07:04 AM
Legal notice seeks judicial probe into Bangabahadur’s death
A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice requesting the government to form a judicial inquiry committee to probe the death of the Indian wild elephant, Bangabahadur.
17 August 2016, 07:27 AM
2 pythons rescued in Bagerhat
Wildlife team of forest department rescues two pythons from two separate areas in Bagerhat and frees them to the Sundarbans.
8 August 2016, 14:06 PM
International Tiger Day: WWF urges closure of all tiger farms
The World Wildlife Fund urges Asian states to investigate all tiger breeding centres and crack down on any involved in black-market animal trade.
29 July 2016, 06:27 AM
Indian team due Aug 3 to take back washed away elephant
India decides to send a rescue team to Bangladesh on August 3 to take back the stranded elephant that came floating along with the currents of the Brahmaputra River.
27 July 2016, 13:01 PM
California wildfires: Hundreds flee homes near Los Angeles
Fast-moving wildfires forces hundreds of people to leave their homes in mountains north of Los Angeles, California, the authorities say.
24 July 2016, 09:43 AM
Massive fault could cause megaquake in Bangladesh
A massive fault could trigger a cataclysmic earthquake beneath Bangladesh, parts of east India and Myanmar, new research suggests.
12 July 2016, 05:57 AM
'Healing' detected in Antarctic ozone hole
Researchers say they have found the first clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal.
1 July 2016, 07:01 AM
‘Volkswagen reaches $14.7B emissions settlement’
Volkswagen would repair or buy back polluting diesel vehicles and pay each owner as much as $10,000 under a $14.7 billion deal the car maker has reached to settle lawsuits stemming from its emissions cheating scandal, a person briefed on the settlement talks said Monday.
28 June 2016, 07:07 AM
Cricketer Jadeja faces inquiry over lion selfies
Wildlife officials in India order an inquiry after international cricketer Ravindra Jadeja posted photos online of him and his wife posing in front of endangered Asiatic lions.
18 June 2016, 05:20 AM
Dead Sea drying: A new low-point for Earth
The Dead Sea, the salty lake located at the lowest point on Earth, is gradually shrinking under the heat of the Middle Eastern sun. For those who live on its shores it's a slow-motion crisis - but finding extra water to sustain the sea will be a huge challenge.
17 June 2016, 03:16 AM
Ivory Coast farmers face eviction, extortion in drive to save forests
Ivorian conservation agents are using the threat of eviction and prosecution to extort money from cocoa growers farming illegally in protected forest reserves, victims and rights groups say.
15 June 2016, 04:57 AM
India puts Gujarat lions on trial after three people killed
Officials in India "arrest" 18 lions as they try to find a man eater suspected of killing three people.
14 June 2016, 13:42 PM