Marsupials

Night was falling when we left our hotel in a small town in northern Queensland. By the time we reached the forest inside the adjacent national park it was dark.
24 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans can play vital role in climate mitigation

The Sundarbans can play a major role in climate adaptation and mitigation, as it has been protecting the Southwest coast of Bangladesh from tropical storms for years, said British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson at a webinar yesterday.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM

China will not build new coal plants abroad, Xi pledges

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his address at the United Nations General Assembly to add to pledges to deal with climate change.
22 September 2021, 06:05 AM

Three more dolphin carcasses found off Ctg coast

Three more dolphins were found dead off the coast of Sitakunda in Chattogram yesterday.
16 September 2021, 06:42 AM

Power Rationing: CNG stations to stay shut 6-10pm from September 19

The government has decided to keep CNG filling stations closed from 6:00pm to 10:00pm -- the peak hours of electricity supply -- every day for power rationing.
15 September 2021, 18:00 PM

CNG filling stations to be closed 6pm to 10pm every day from Sep 19

The government has decided to keep CNG filling stations closed from 6pm to 10pm every day, the peak hour of electricity supply, for power rationing.
15 September 2021, 16:22 PM

Energy bill placed in parliament seeking extension of current law

A Bill titled “The Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2021” was placed in parliament today.
15 September 2021, 06:45 AM

Decision to keep CNG filling stations closed from 5pm to 11pm suspended

Authorities have suspended an earlier decision to keep CNG filling stations closed everyday between 5pm and 11pm from September 15.
13 September 2021, 13:51 PM

CNG filling stations to close 5pm-11pm daily from Sept 15

CNG filling stations will be closed between 5pm and 11pm every day from September 15.
13 September 2021, 10:34 AM

Govt to inaugurate five power plants on Sep 12

The government is all set to inaugurate four new power plants and an upgraded one, which will have the capacity to produce 779 megawatts of electricity.
9 September 2021, 13:37 PM

Quick energy supply: Cabinet approves 5-year extension of special provision

The Cabinet today cleared a proposal for the extension of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 for another five years till 2026.
6 September 2021, 10:28 AM

Sundarbans set to reopen for tourists Sept 1

After nearly five months of closure due to the Covid restrictions, the Forest Department is reopening the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, for tourists from tomorrow.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans set to reopen for tourists on Sept 1

After nearly five months of closure due to Covid restrictions, the Forest Department is reopening the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, on September 1.
30 August 2021, 10:06 AM

Herd of 20 elephants returns to Cox’s Bazar forest after 2 days

A herd of around 20 elephants, that had gone to Sujapur village under Fasiakhali union in Cox's Bazar in search of food on August 26, returned to Fasiakhali Reserve Forest last night.
29 August 2021, 07:04 AM

Elephants rescued while being trafficked in Chattogram

Forest officials seized a truck carrying two elephants that were being trafficked in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.
29 August 2021, 04:32 AM

New frog on the block!

The worldwide scientific community is too often bombarded with bad news -- from first time ever rains at the Greenland ice summit to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) doomsday forecast, there is hardly ever a reason to celebrate.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Owl

The first bird that many remember from childhood might be an owl. In my case, there was a massive Krishnachura tree just behind our house.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

2 dolphins wash ashore in Sitakunda coastal forest, Kuakata beach

Two dolphins washed ashore at Kuakata beach in Patuakhali and the coastal forest in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
20 August 2021, 12:08 PM

Watching the Sunbirds

Like a high-wire acrobat the tiny bird tiptoes forward on the thin horizontal hibiscus branch, step by step. The branch swings up and down with the bird’s weight but the grip of its claws remains firm. As it approaches the flower terminating the branch, its patience runs out. Abandoning the circus act, it jumps up, hovers for a split second in the air, propels itself forward and lands on the flower’s base. Opening its beak, it extends its needle-like tubular tongue and inserts it into the flower’s base.
13 August 2021, 18:00 PM

World Elephant Day today: Threats intensified

Wild elephants face serious threats to their survival in the country, thanks to frequent killings of the giant mammal and shrinking of their habitat in the absence of concrete protective measures by the government.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM