Bangladesh has seen a recent surge in seismic activity within the country and in nearby areas, with the most recent and most severe in the series being yesterday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Assam that jolted the region

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was felt in different parts of the country at around 6:45pm today.

The Teesta river has continued eroding homesteads and arable lands at 12 places in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts, after water level rose following heavy rains.

The erosion of Madhumati river has taken a severe turn in Magura and Jhenidah districts, engulfing roads, crop lands and homesteads.

The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary US analysis of satellite data showed Monday

Following downpour in the last two days, swelled up rivers have inundated the low-lying areas in Dinajpur Sadar upazila and in the vicinity of the district town, leaving over 1,000 families marooned amid flash flood

Dhaka South City Corporation has issued show-cause notices to four officials for failing to solve the waterlogging problem in the capital's New Market and surrounding areas within 24 hours of the end of Thursday night's heavy rain

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday told world leaders humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels had “opened the gates to hell” as he kicked off a climate meeting where leading polluters China and the United States were conspicuously absent.

A strong earthquake shook New Zealand's South Island on Wednesday, startling people but resulting in no reports of injury or damage

The earthquake was felt at 12:49pm, an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department told The Daily Star

The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Libya's eastern city of Derna has climbed to 11,300, the United Nations said in an update on Saturday

The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash floods swept Libya over the weekend.

Bangladesh has sent emergency relief goods as humanitarian assistance to flood victims in Libya

At least six Bangladeshis died in Libya after Storm Daniel and subsequent flood hit the North African country’s eastern part recently, the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli said in a Facebook post today

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Philippine islands region today

When a wildfire erupted in the middle of a recent California night, it could have been a disaster

Firefighters backed by the army were rescuing hundreds of people Saturday in villages in central Greece blocked off by floods, as the toll rose to 11 dead

Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped

Says Bangladesh Embassy in Rabat

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas this afternoon