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Climate Change
Restructuring the energy sector for sustained progress
27 July 2026, 19:26 PM
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
80 people die in Delhi everyday from air pollution, Parliament is told
Air pollution in Delhi is killing around 80 people every day, according to an international study
24 July 2015, 06:58 AM
Girl found dead
Police recovered the body of a teenage girl from Rampur in Faridganj upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased was
22 July 2015, 18:00 PM
A discovery of unique hornbill migration behavior
A discovery of unique hornbill migration behavior
17 July 2015, 05:22 AM
Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014
Researchers say planet's surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years.
16 July 2015, 15:36 PM
Seas could rise 6m even if govts curb warming: Study
Sea levels could rise by at least six metres (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study.
10 July 2015, 11:59 AM
Torrential rains increasing in warming world: Study
Torrential rains have become more frequent worldwide since 1980, with Southeast Asia getting the biggest increase in downpours, a scientific study said on Tuesday.
8 July 2015, 12:43 PM
BP to pay £12bn for Gulf oil spill
BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2 July 2015, 15:17 PM
SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
A mission by an unmanned SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket ends in failure after it explodes after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
28 June 2015, 15:28 PM
6 held with fake notes worth Tk 1cr
Rapid Action Battalion detains six members of a gang for producing fake currency and seizes counterfeit notes of around Tk 1.04 crore in Banasri residential area of Dhaka.
28 June 2015, 06:12 AM
French banks ‘won’t invest in Rampal plant’
Three French banks declare not to invest in Bangladesh's Rampal power plant.
26 June 2015, 10:46 AM
Aurora Australis southern lights stun New Zealand
New Zealand's South Island, and some parts of Australia, has been treated to the Aurora Australis, a natural light display in the sky.
25 June 2015, 14:17 PM
Koi takes a morning walk! (video)
A Koi takes a walk just when the rain stopped in Uttara Sector 13 Lakeside Park of Dhaka this morning.
25 June 2015, 08:05 AM
17 Cobras seized, smuggler jailed for 1yr
A mobile court seizes 17 Cobras in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka and sentences a man to one year’s imprisonment for his attempt to smuggle those. The convict was also fined Tk 50,000, in default of which he will have to serve 2 months in jail.
23 June 2015, 09:36 AM
Downpour ringing monsoon bells (video)
Downpour brings respite to life in Dhaka from the searing heat that has been prevailing for the last few days. Met office says the rain might continue upto two or three more days.
11 June 2015, 05:52 AM
China sees greenhouse gas progress
China's greenhouse gas emissions could start to decline within 10 years, says a report from the London School of Economics.
8 June 2015, 04:45 AM
World Environment Day 2015: Seven Billion Dreams
It is conventional to speak negatively about the state of the environment – what we have lost, the degradation of natural resources, the contamination and the pollution.
3 June 2015, 13:15 PM
Bhutan sets Guinness record for most trees planted
A team of 100 volunteers in Bhutan has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour.
3 June 2015, 05:57 AM
Python on sale rescued in Rangamati
Around 11-foot python is rescued from being on sale and handed over to forest authorities in Boragram area of Rangamati.
1 June 2015, 09:50 AM
'Loud wakeup call' over rare dolphin
The smallest and rarest marine dolphin in the world could be extinct within 15 years if protection is not stepped up, new research suggests.
26 May 2015, 06:39 AM
IS threat to Syria's northern bald ibis near Palmyra
A rare bird may become extinct in Syria because of the capture of Palmyra by Islamic State, experts say.
25 May 2015, 08:53 AM