Large teak tree felled and stolen from Lawachara National Park
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Environment
Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health: UN
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Environment
Star Interactive / Rivers erase land 5 times the size of Dhaka in 5 decades
6 September 2026
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Environment
'The flood is coming': How a Nepal principal saved 900 students
6 September 2026
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World
Nepali woman rescued alive from buried home 10 days after flood
5 September 2026
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World
Three floods in two months, and no time to recover
5 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Rain likely across much of Bangladesh over next 24 hours
5 September 2026
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Weather
Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Cyclone Dana: Satkhira experiencing rainfall since early morning
Under the influence of the impending cyclonic storm Dana, the coastal district of Satkhira has been experiencing rainfall intermittently since early today
24 October 2024
Cyclone Dana centered 475km from Payra port as of 6am, moving north-northwest
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
24 October 2024
River ports asked to hoist signal 1
River ports in some regions have been asked to hoist cautionary signal 1 as a temporary south or south-easterly gusty or squally wind is likely to occur in many parts of the country, according to the special bulletin Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
23 October 2024
30 illegal structures demolished in Ctg
Chattogram district administration officials today removed at least 30 illegal structures built on the Kalirchara canal and hills in the port city’s Akbar Shah area amid protests
23 October 2024
Forest land worth Tk 50cr recovered in Gazipur
The Forest Department today recovered six acres of forest land worth Tk 50 crore grabbed by influential people in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila
23 October 2024
Cyclone Dana: Govt prepared to tackle situation
The government has made necessary preparations to tackle Cyclone "Dana", which has formed in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry announced today
23 October 2024
Cyclone Dana: Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
It is likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction and intensify further
23 October 2024
Cyclone 'Dana' intensifies in Bay of Bengal, may impact Bangladesh's Sundarbans
Maritime ports advised to hoist distant warning signal no 2
23 October 2024
DoE cancels report recommending to lift sand from forestland
The Department of Environment (DoE) cancelled the inspection report recommending to lift sand from a reserve forest in Chattogram today, two days after The Daily Star published a story titled “Forestland given away for illegal sand lifting”
22 October 2024
Accurate data crucial for addressing climate change impacts
Speakers tell discussion
22 October 2024
Maritime ports advised to hoist cautionary signal 1
The depression may continue to move west-northwest, intensify, and turn into a cyclone. If it turns into a cyclone, it will be named "Dana"
22 October 2024
Dhaka's air quality 4th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at 9:00am today
22 October 2024
Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba: president
Hurricane Oscar left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend during a major power blackout, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Monday
22 October 2024
Cyclone Dana likely to make landfall on Oct 24
Low expected to develop into a cyclonic storm by October 23
21 October 2024
Low-pressure in Bay may develop into cyclone: BMD
Meteorologist says residents in the northern regions might begin to feel the chill by mid-November, while those in Dhaka may have to wait until the end of the month
21 October 2024
UN biodiversity summit opens with call for 'significant' funding
Guterres highlighted that destroying nature increases conflict, hunger and disease, fuels poverty and negatively impacts economic growth.
21 October 2024
Ensure good governance for water management: speakers
Good governance will have to be ensured based on accountability and transparency on water supply and sewerage management to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals, said the speakers at a meeting today
20 October 2024
Bhavadah’s flood victims grapple with loan payments
Achinto Mandal, a resident of Danga Mashiahati village under Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila, borrowed Tk 1,20,000 from a bank and Tk 80,000 from a non-government organisation for fish farming
20 October 2024
Low pressure likely to form over Bay, weather remains mostly dry
A low-pressure area is expected to form over the East-Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman Sea within the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00am today
20 October 2024
Supply crunch hikes veggie prices in Rangpur division
Prices of vegetables and leafy greens have escalated in markets across Rangpur division due to disruption in supply following recent heavy rains
19 October 2024