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Energy
BMD forecasts five days of rain, heavy downpours
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Weather
Back-to-back tiger sightings boost optimism in Sundarbans
27 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Wildlife
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Energy
Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
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Climate crisis
Hilsa fishers face empty nets as peak season yields little catch
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Natural resources
Rare slow loris critically injured by electrocution in Moulvibazar
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Wildlife
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26 July 2026, 08:53 AM
China
Antarctica penguins unable to return home due to iceberg grounding
Tens of thousands of Antarctic penguins are estimated to be unable to return to their colony after a massive iceberg grounded there, according to a newly published study.
20 February 2016, 05:14 AM
Scientists discover mysterious boiling river in Amazon
Scientists discover a mysterious river in the Amazon rainforest, and the average temperature of its water is around 86 degree Celsius.
20 February 2016, 04:48 AM
New species of freshwater turtle found in Papua New Guinea
A new species of freshwater turtle has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, a mountainous and tropical country in the south Pacific Ocean.
17 February 2016, 13:20 PM
World's oldest wild bird became mom for 40th time
The world’s oldest known wild bird, Laysan albatross, added a new chick to the family.And according to experts, this is her 40th one.
15 February 2016, 06:55 AM
Chittagong garden hosts 32 types of bamboos
Have you ever heard of ‘Kolshi/Ghoti Bash’ a bamboo that is shaped like a pitcher or ever seen ‘Lotha Bash’, a bamboo vine? If you have a doubt whether such bamboos really exist or you are being bamboozled, you should visit the unique bamboo garden of Chittagong city.
13 February 2016, 09:32 AM
‘Suspend plans for Rampal, Orion power plants in Sundarbans’
National Committee to Protect Sundarbans demands that a UN-led committee, comprising of scientists, be formed to protect the world's largest mangrove forest.
13 February 2016, 07:12 AM
21st Century US 'dustbowl' risk assessed
US scientists have modelled how a 1930s-like "dustbowl" drought might impact American agriculture today, and found it to be just as damaging.
13 February 2016, 04:46 AM
Giant iceberg kills 150,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica
Around 150,000 Adélie penguins are killed after a giant iceberg larger than a country grounded at Commonwealth Bay, blocking access to the sea and forcing the penguins to travel considerably longer distances to feed.
13 February 2016, 01:52 AM
Climate change 'to make transatlantic flights longer'
Flights from the UK to the US could take longer due to the changes in the climate, according to a new study.
10 February 2016, 06:31 AM
Court halts Obama’s key climate plan
President Barack Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.
10 February 2016, 05:48 AM
[WATCH] An Amazing Family of Big Cats
Watch Kevin Richardson in an amazing documentary first broadcasted by SKY TV about his animal conservationism, mainly lions and his acceptance into their pride.
7 February 2016, 11:10 AM
‘Save tiger’ awareness campaign starts Feb 11
A two-year-long national awareness campaign to save tigers will begin on February 11.
3 February 2016, 07:40 AM
Lions rediscovered in Ethiopia’s Alatash game park
A previously unknown population of at least 100 lions is discovered by a wildlife charity in a remote park in north-western Ethiopia.
2 February 2016, 07:39 AM
Climate change boosted 'once-a-century' floods: study
Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England two years ago, according to a study released Monday.
2 February 2016, 07:00 AM
Massive whale washes ashore in Mumbai
Mumbai's coastline is more used to rubbish washing ashore than dead mammals, but on Friday residents woke to the sight of a nearly 40-foot-long whale on one of its most popular beaches.
30 January 2016, 07:03 AM
Ecuador to sell a third of its Amazon rainforest to Chinese oil companies
Ecuador is planning to auction off three million of the country’s 8.1 million hectares of the pristine Amazonian rainforest to Chinese oil companies.
30 January 2016, 06:53 AM
Climate compensation schemes 'failing to reach poorest'
Remote communities are not receiving the compensation they are entitled to from schemes designed to conserve tropical forests, a study suggests.
27 January 2016, 13:35 PM
Have ETP, or shut down, minister tells factories around 4 Dhaka rivers
In a move to save the major rivers around Dhaka, the government today made Effluent Treatment Plants a mandatory factor for the factories.
27 January 2016, 08:00 AM
Pakistan lifts Houbara bustard hunting ban
Pakistan's supreme court lifts a ban on the hunting of a rare bird, the Houbara bustard.
23 January 2016, 07:49 AM
Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets Washington
A monster blizzard threatening the US East Coast slams into Washington, blanketing the nation's capital in snow as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst was yet to come.
23 January 2016, 05:56 AM