12 crushed to death as wall collapses amid heavy rains in Lucknow

Heavy rains flooded hundreds of homes, knocked out power and collapsed structures including a wall that crushed 12 people in northern India, officials said Friday. 
16 September 2022, 19:21 PM

Over 8,000 fish enclosures washed away in Bagerhat tidal surge

More than 8,000 fish enclosures in Bagerhat have been washed away by tidal surges triggered by the depression over the Bay of Bengal, said the district fisheries department today (September 14, 2022).
14 September 2022, 15:36 PM

Int’l Conference on Sustainable Fisheries Sept 16-18

The International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries-2022 is going to be held on September 16-18 at Sylhet Agricultural University.
14 September 2022, 15:26 PM

Tidal surges flood low-lying areas in 5 districts

Low-lying areas in Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Bhola, Satkhira and Khulna districts have been inundated due to tidal surges caused by the depression over Bay of Bengal.
12 September 2022, 18:30 PM

“We don't want relief materials; we want a dam to prevent erosion”

Several hundred people, who were recently affected by erosion of the Dharla river, formed a human chain for an hour on the river bank in Phulbari upazila in Kurigram this (September 11, 2022) noon demanding a dam to prevent erosion.
11 September 2022, 16:03 PM

Death toll rises to 5 in Papua New Guinea earthquake

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several others severely injured.
11 September 2022, 04:10 AM

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Indonesia, no tsunami warning

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential to trigger a tsunami, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said.
10 September 2022, 04:25 AM

9 killed in lightning strike while working in Sirajganj paddy field

At least nine people died and four others were injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila this afternoon (September 8, 2022).
8 September 2022, 13:47 PM

Over 1000 residents evacuated as Turkey battles wildfire

More than 1,000 people were evacuated as firefighters on Thursday battled a wildfire in southern Turkey for a second day.
8 September 2022, 12:05 PM

Death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rises to 10 in South Korea

The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week.
7 September 2022, 12:04 PM

Magnitude 6.8 quake in China's Sichuan leaves more than 30 dead

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 30 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.
5 September 2022, 14:34 PM

Nearly 20,000 marooned as Teesta water flows 15cm above danger level

At least sixty-five chars (islands) and its villages have been inundated as the Teesta river water is flowing above the danger level. Owing to this, at least 20,000 people have been marooned with poor or no access to drinking water and basic amenities.
2 September 2022, 08:35 AM

Erosion by Teesta, Dharla: Many rendered homeless in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram

Over 200 families at several villages under different upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram have been rendered homeless in the last one month due to sudden erosion by the Teesta and Dharla rivers.
29 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Death toll in Pakistan flooding crosses 1,000

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.”
28 August 2022, 16:00 PM

Jamuna devours over hundred houses in a week

The Jamuna river took a serious turn and devoured over a hundred dwelling houses in Bhuanpur upazila in the last couple of days .
22 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood death toll rises to 140

The death toll from this season’s floods in the country rose to 140 with another death in Sylhet in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
19 August 2022, 16:53 PM

Tidal surges likely to inundate many parts of coastal districts 

Low-lying areas of 15 coastal districts in Bangladesh, including their offshore islands and chars, are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department said on Friday.
19 August 2022, 07:24 AM

Billions pour in to ramp up markets for bioplastics

In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.
9 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Poor rainfall hits Aman plantation

Cultivation of Aman paddy in different upazilas of the district is facing a setback due to inadequate rain during the ongoing monsoon.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Waiting for the rain

After a spell of extreme heat and scanty rain in the last two consecutive months, farmers across the country were expecting favourable weather for a good harvest of rain-fed Aman paddy, which accounts for 39 percent of total grain production.
6 August 2022, 02:00 AM