Climate change affecting physical, mental health of Bangladeshis: World Bank

Weather variations in Bangladesh, caused by climate change, is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report. 
7 October 2021, 07:23 AM

Sand extraction from Meghna river causes erosion in Bhola

Massive erosion has occurred in the Meghna river due to sand extraction in Bhola, forcing at least 20,000 people to be displaced.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka worst-affected in world by urban heat

Dhaka is the worst-affected city in the world by deadly urban heat, according to a study published by The Guardian yesterday.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka worst-affected in the world by urban heat: Study

Dhaka is the worst-affected city in the world by deadly urban heat, according to a study published by The Guardian yesterday.
5 October 2021, 09:43 AM

Overnight downpour submerges Rangpur city

Residents of Rangpur city had to wade through knee to waist-deep water yesterday, as the roads and alleys of most areas were inundated, following a deluge of rainfall overnight. City dwellers blamed the poor drainage system for the situation.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM

11 killed in Oman following tropical storm Shaheen

Seven more people were killed in Oman as heavy winds and rain swept through the country after tropical storm Shaheen made landfall, the national emergency committee said on Monday on its official Twitter account.
4 October 2021, 15:38 PM

Lightning strike kills 3 in Jamalpur

At least three people were killed in a lightning strike in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur this afternoon.
3 October 2021, 15:04 PM

Child found dead as Cyclone Shaheen approaches Oman

Tropical Cyclone Shaheen bore down on Oman on Sunday, prompting authorities to delay flights to and from the capital, Muscat, and to urge residents to evacuate coastal areas.
3 October 2021, 11:53 AM

Fire devastates Honduras' Caribbean resort island of Guanaja

A huge fire destroyed or damaged more than 200 houses and businesses on the Honduran island of Guanaja on Saturday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee for safety and ravaging the tourism-dependent resort, relief authorities said.
2 October 2021, 19:50 PM

80 villages inundated in Bhabadah

Around 80 villages have been flooded in at least six upazilas of Jashore and Khulna districts due to incessant rain last month.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Rain disrupts life in Khulna city

After yesterday noon’s rainfall, two-thirds of Khulna city had to deal with severe waterlogging. The rain inundated the city and made residents suffer immensely.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Gorai erosion puts Sheikh Russell Bridge, nearby villages at risk

Nearly one-fourth of a 410-metre-long embankment along the Gorai river, on Haripur union side of Sadar upazila, has collapsed in only four years after construction.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM

World News Day: Time to heed warnings of a hurting world

Getting to school as a boy growing up in Singapore in the 1970s could be soggy affair at times.
28 September 2021, 05:38 AM

1 killed as strong quake hits biggest Greek island

A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece's largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authorities said.
27 September 2021, 12:05 PM

2 killed in India’s Andhra Pradesh as Cyclone Gulab makes landfall

At least two fishermen were killed as Cyclone Gulab, packed with a wind power of 90km per hour, made landfall between the coastal areas of adjacent Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh tonight, officials said.
26 September 2021, 15:56 PM

Cyclone Gulab: People evacuated from coastal areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

Lakhs of people in southern coastal districts of India’s eastern state of Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh were evacuated ahead of cyclone Gulab’s landfall this evening.
26 September 2021, 09:13 AM

Deep depression intensifies into Cyclone ‘Gulab’; Rain likely across country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places in the country as the deep depression over East Central Bay and adjoining Northeast Bay intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’.
26 September 2021, 06:15 AM

Depression in Bay: Maritime ports asked to warn vessels

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant cautionary signal one to alert vessels of a depression over the Bay of Bengal.
25 September 2021, 05:49 AM

Erosion of Teesta, Dharla: Classes of 11 pry schools resume in makeshift buildings

Classes of 11 government primary schools in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are being conducted in makeshift buildings after permanent buildings of the schools were washed away recently by the Teesta and Dharla rivers.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Bridge on Dhaleswari precarious as erosion hits approach road

The approach road of the bridge on Dhaleswari river in Charabari area of Tangail Sadar upazila was badly damaged again due to heavy rains and increased current on the river for the last couple of weeks, leaving the very important bridge precarious for movement.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM