Large teak tree felled and stolen from Lawachara National Park
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Environment
Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health: UN
7 September 2026
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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
Morning rain drenches Dhaka
The low-lying areas in the capital and a number of alleys were inundated due to rains, making it difficult for people who planned to go out in the morning
12 October 2024
Milton leaves at least 16 dead, millions without power in Florida
The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said Friday, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together
12 October 2024
Rain likely
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am yesterday.
11 October 2024
The little greats
Two baby great egrets, properly known as egretlets, excitedly flapping their wings at the sight of their mother (not in photo) coming back with some food for them.
10 October 2024
A waterlogged Durga Puja in 3 districts
Devotees in several flood-hit areas in Mymensingh, Sherpur, and Netrakona are celebrating Durga Puja amidst waterlogging due to the recent floods
10 October 2024
Light to moderate rain likely across the country: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain across the country with moderately heavy rainfalls in different areas in 24 hours commencing 9:00am today
10 October 2024
Initiative taken to free ‘Patuakhali river’ from encroachment, pollution
The 12-kilometre-long Patuakhali River, with an average width of 250 metres and a spiral flow, has faced significant degradation due to encroachment and pollution over the years
10 October 2024
Monster Hurricane Milton makes landfall, walloping coast of Florida
Hurricane Milton crashed into the Florida coast Wednesday, packing furious winds and triggering life-threatening storm surges across a region still reeling from another massive storm two weeks before
10 October 2024
Tk 205cr loss incurred, 41,000 farmers affected due to recent flooding in Moulvibazar
More than 250,000 people in the district affected by floods
9 October 2024
10 dead so far in Sherpur, Mymensingh floods
The recent floods hit Sherpur, Mymensingh and Netrokona, affecting 2,38,391 people
9 October 2024
Climate finance billions at stake at COP29
At the UN negotiations, climate finance has come to refer to the difficulties the developing world faces getting the money it needs to prepare for global warming.
9 October 2024
Number of tigers in Sundarbans rises to 125
The tiger population in the Sundarbans has increased by 11 since the last survey in 2018
8 October 2024
Deal on climate aid hangs in balance at UN COP29 summit
World leaders will attend a two-day gathering at the opening of the summit in Azerbaijan, which faces scrutiny as the latest petrostate with limited tolerance for dissent to host the preeminent annual climate talks.
8 October 2024
Need specific plans to make city liveable
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday said specific action plans are needed to make Dhaka liveable.
7 October 2024
3 Flood-hit dists: Relief hard to come by
Flood victims in Mymensingh, Sherpur and Netrokona are suffering due to insufficient relief supplies and a lack of drinking water.
7 October 2024
Cox's Bazar forest dept served notice to protect forest
Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) served a notice to the Cox's Bazar South Forest Division to protect the reserve forest in the district from encroachers
7 October 2024
Two more die in Sherpur flood; death toll rises 9
Two more died last night and today after being swept away by floodwaters in Sherpur, raising the death toll to nine in the district in four days
7 October 2024
UN warns world's water cycle becoming more unpredictable
"Water is the canary in the coalmine of climate change," WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said in a statement accompanying the State of Global Water Resources Report.
7 October 2024
August floods caused Tk 14,000cr loss: CPD
The late August floods caused damage worth an estimated Tk 14,421.46 crore, and the government would need to increase its budget for relief distribution, according to a study of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
6 October 2024
Flood in Sherpur: Death toll reaches 7
Three more people were confirmed to have died after being swept away by floodwaters in Sherpur district, raising the death toll to seven
6 October 2024