Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
AFP, Kuching
4 September 2026 Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
Reuters, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
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4 September 2026 Wildlife

The relationship between consumerism and the climate crisis: Explained

Unchecked consumerism threatens planetary stability, urging a shift toward sustainability.
1 March 2025

Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 304 at 09:04am today
1 March 2025

Man killed in elephant attack

A man was killed in an elephant attack inside Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila yesterday.
28 February 2025

Khan Jahan Ali and his lasting legacy in Bagerhat

"The mosque city of Bagerhat", now a Unesco World Heritage Site in southern Bangladesh, owes much of its cultural and architectural heritage to the legacy of Khan Jahan Ali (R), a revered Sufi saint and administrator of 15th-century Bengal.
28 February 2025

Rangpur jolted by late-night earthquake

Rangpur and its surrounding areas experienced another earthquake late at night. This marks the third significant tremor since November last year
28 February 2025

Rays of the bay

A mangrove whipray spotted six feet into the Bay of Bengal, off Saint Martin’s Island.
27 February 2025

"Control tobacco, cut deaths': National Heart Foundation hosts mini marathon in Dhaka

The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh organised a mini marathon in the capital this morning, calling for stronger tobacco control laws to reduce preventable deaths
27 February 2025

Honking a major concern on country's campuses: Rizwana

Sound pollution caused by excessive honking is a major issue on the country's university campuses, said Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today
26 February 2025

44 wild animals rescued in Gazipur

Forest department will continue to monitor and conduct more operations to stop such illegal activities
26 February 2025

BERC to hold public hearing today on gas price hike

The hearing will take place at the capital’s BIAM auditorium from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
25 February 2025

Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks

Negotiators meeting at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome this week are tasked with breaking a deadlock on funding between rich and developing countries
25 February 2025

5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal

The quake was felt at different parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, meteorological department sources confirmed this information
25 February 2025

Shut down illegal brick kilns: HC

Expressing grave concern over environmental pollution, the High Court yesterday said the administration has failed to shut down all illegal brick kilns.
24 February 2025

Keep AC temperature at 25°C

The government yesterday asked all to keep the minimum temperature level of air conditioners at public and private offices and households at 25 degrees Celsius as part of its power-saving campaign during the upcoming summer.
23 February 2025

Dyke Collapse in Jashore: 1,200-bigha boro fields submerged

Around 1,200 bighas of Boro paddy fields have been submerged after the Harina canal embankment collapsed in Monirampur upazila of Jashore on Saturday.
23 February 2025

CAB demands postponement of gas price hike hearing

The BERC set February 26 for the hearing on the gas price hike proposal
22 February 2025

Rain likely at places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country
22 February 2025

Nature Quest: A parakeet’s paradise…

Every year, when the Gumai Beel bursts into gold with ripe paddy, it is not just the farmers who rejoice.
20 February 2025

Carbon emissions, climate change, and the cacao tree

In conversation with Shams-il Arefin Islam where he talks about his work and sheds light on how the cacao tree acts as an early climate alarm bell.
20 February 2025

Barapukuria power plant shut for days

The Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur has completely shut down following a mechanical issue in its only running unit on Tuesday afternoon.
19 February 2025