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Energy
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Energy
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Accidents & Fires
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20 February 2026, 15:17 PM
Energy
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10 February 2026, 19:58 PM
Natural resources
Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant
6 February 2026, 10:16 AM
Energy
Govt cuts fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre for Feb
1 February 2026, 00:12 AM
Energy
Power deals rigged against public: Review committee flags structural overpricing
25 January 2026, 16:36 PM
Bangladesh
Barapukuria plant adds electricity to grid after four-day halt
22 January 2026, 20:31 PM
Energy
Pushed towards extinction
18 January 2026, 02:50 AM
More than 200 whales swim away after New Zealand stranding
Whale lovers in New Zealand finally get some good news after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat themselves overnight and swim away, while volunteers managed to save another 17 whales at high tide.
12 February 2017, 07:19 AM
Fresh whale stranding on New Zealand beach
Rescuers defy a shark threat to form a human chain in a New Zealand bay in a bid to keep another 200 whales from becoming stranded a day after hundreds died in a mass beaching.
11 February 2017, 05:40 AM
[Watch] Famous red crab migration phenomenon
Every year the red crabs of Christmas Island in Australia migrate to the beach to lay eggs. And after the eggs hatch this is what you get.
31 January 2017, 11:13 AM
Tiger killed after mauling 'trespasser' to death at China zoo
A tiger is shot dead after a man who climbed a fence into the tiger enclosure to avoid paying for a ticket was mauled to death at a zoo in eastern China.
31 January 2017, 10:33 AM
Coal vessel sinks near Sundarbans, all rescued
Lighter vessel, carrying 1,000 tonnes of coal sinks west of Zulfikar Channel on the way in to Passur River – some 10 kilometres into the estuary of Bay. All 13 aboard the vessel have been rescued.
13 January 2017, 06:52 AM
11 deer hides seized in Dhaka, 2 held
Rapid Action Battalion detains two persons with hides of 11 deer in Kadamtali area of Dhaka.
7 January 2017, 16:04 PM
Cheetahs 'sprinting' towards extinction: wildlife study
Cheetahs are "sprinting" to extinction due to habitat loss and other forms of human impact, according to a new study out this week which called for urgent action to save the world's fastest land animals.
27 December 2016, 12:51 PM
Marsh man helps protect mangrove forest in Vietnam
For nearly three decades, a 71-year-old man decided to live on a marsh islet to protect a mangrove forest in Vietnam.
27 December 2016, 04:16 AM
304 birds rescued in Savar
A total of 304 local birds of different species are seized in Kabirpur of Savar.
23 December 2016, 11:10 AM
Seahorse genetic secrets unveiled
Scientists unlock some of the genetic secrets of the weird and wondrous seahorse including its exotic eccentricity of male pregnancy.
20 December 2016, 12:05 PM
Ghost shark caught on camera for the first time
The odd-looking fish, which sports a retractable sex organ on its head, has been spotted in the Northern Hemisphere for the first time.
18 December 2016, 09:05 AM
Giraffes 'threatened with extinction'
Wild giraffe numbers have plummeted by 40 percent in the last three decades, and the species is now "vulnerable" to extinction, a top conservation body warns.
8 December 2016, 15:58 PM
Leopard killed by villagers in India after it mauls 7
A villager near India’s Gurgaon catches a wild leopard by the scruff of its neck and others beat it to death after the animal ran loose on the streets of the locality, triggering widespread panic for hours.
24 November 2016, 13:45 PM
200 migratory birds rescued in Mymensingh
Forest department this afternoon rescues over two hundred migratory birds from Gouripur upazila in Mymensingh.
18 November 2016, 09:57 AM
The bike lover monkey
We all love to have a ride every now and then. We all have seen the fascination of babies for having bike rides and all.
13 November 2016, 07:16 AM
76 tiger deaths reported in India in 2016
At least 76 tiger deaths are reported in India between January and October in 2016, the highest national mortality figure since 2010.
7 November 2016, 11:30 AM
Ancient cave lion cubs found crushed and frozen in Russia
For more than 30,000 years, northern Russia's cold permafrost preserves the small bodies of two furry and wide-pawed cave lion cubs, one of them in almost pristine condition.
3 November 2016, 06:36 AM
[Watch] 10 dolphins found dead in Andaman Sea this year
At least 10 dolphins are found dead in the Andaman Sea this year, including one recently in Krabi, Thailand, reports The Star TV.
31 October 2016, 13:22 PM
Snooty enters Guinness World Records' 2017 Edition
Sixty-eight may not seem that old, but for Snooty the manatee, it's a world record.
23 October 2016, 05:39 AM
Humans eating wild mammals into extinction: study
More than 300 wild mammal species in Asia, Africa and Latin America are being driven to extinction by humanity's voracious appetite for bushmeat, according to a recent study.
19 October 2016, 12:08 PM