Environment

Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion

Reuters, Kathmandu

40 MIN(s) • Natural Disaster

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal

AFP, Kathmandu

1 HOUR(s) • Natural Disaster

Reaction / Nepal’s climate compensation push and the question of who pays

Ashik Hossain

3 September 2026 • Climate crisis

El Niño likely to strengthen further, persist into 2027, WMO says

Reuters

3 September 2026 • Climate crisis

Nepal sent disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough

The Kathmandu Post/ANN

3 September 2026 • Natural Disaster

HC gives authorities 15 days to clear plastic waste from Buriganga riverbank

Star Online Report

2 September 2026 • Environment

Nepal climate compensation demand from China US and India

Interview / Why Nepal wants China, US and India to pay climate compensation

The Kathmandu Post/ANN

2 September 2026 • Natural Disaster

Nabaganga river erosion threatens Bardia Bazar, nearby homes in Narail

Partha Chakrabortty

2 September 2026 • Natural Disaster

HC halts road construction on Cox’s Bazar beach dunes

Star Online Report

2 September 2026 • Environment

Rooppur's next challenge: Getting regulation right

As Bangladesh's first nuclear plant nears operation, regulatory capacity will be crucial to ensuring long-term safety

27 July 2026

Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr

Hanif Chowkidar, a farmer in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila, had planned to cultivate Aman paddy on 5.26 hectares this season. He spent around Tk 22,000 on four maunds (1 maund = 37.32kg) of seed and prepared a seedbed.

27 July 2026

Hilsa fishers face empty nets as peak season yields little catch

Fishers across Bhola, Mehendiganj and Barishal report frustration and losses

26 July 2026

The animal was found around 9:00am in the Jerin Tea Garden area. Photo: Collected

Rare slow loris critically injured by electrocution in Moulvibazar

Endangered primate rescued from tea garden after apparently coming into contact with a live electric wire

26 July 2026

Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year

26 July 2026

BAPA makes 7 proposals to solve Dhaka’s waterlogging crisis

The environmental group called for science-based planning, coordinated action and restoration of the city’s natural drainage network

25 July 2026

No timeline for restoring gas supply from faulty FSRU: Petrobangla

It did not explain the cause of the fault, the extent of the damage or provide a timeline for resuming operations

25 July 2026

Endangered capped leaf monkey killed in road accident in Lawachhara

Conservationists urge stricter speed limit enforcement inside national park

25 July 2026

Fishing cat mistaken for tiger sparks panic in Gazipur village

Forest department urges calm, says wild cat from Bhawal forest poses little threat to humans

25 July 2026

Is Rooppur ready to operate at full-capacity?

An expert explains the next milestone and what is needed for full capacity

25 July 2026

Ramgarh-Sitakunda reserve forest: An endless cycle of sand mining

Despite repeated crackdowns, arrests, and equipment seizures, illegal sand extraction continues inside the Ramgarh-Sitakunda Reserve Forest in Chattogram.

25 July 2026