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Wildlife
Reaction / Nepal’s climate compensation push and the question of who pays
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Climate crisis
El Niño likely to strengthen further, persist into 2027, WMO says
3 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Nepal sent disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough
3 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
HC gives authorities 15 days to clear plastic waste from Buriganga riverbank
2 September 2026
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Environment
Interview / Why Nepal wants China, US and India to pay climate compensation
2 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Nabaganga river erosion threatens Bardia Bazar, nearby homes in Narail
2 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
HC halts road construction on Cox’s Bazar beach dunes
2 September 2026
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Environment
Forecast / Hotter autumn, possible cyclone on the horizon
1 September 2026
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Weather
Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000
30 August 2026
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World
Nature Quest
BIRDS OF A FEATHER… Two black-crested bulbuls pause in shallow water at Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari.
7 HOUR(s)
Nepal’s climate compensation push and the question of who pays
Nepal says major emitters bear responsibility, but disagreements over historical emissions and legal liability complicate its case
10 HOUR(s)
El Niño likely to strengthen further, persist into 2027, WMO says
A very strong El Niño can significantly shift rainfall and temperature patterns worldwide, and fuel extreme weather, like typhoons.
3 September 2026
Nepal sent disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough
Some Nepalis survived the Bhotekoshi and Rasuwa flood by luck, not by warning
3 September 2026
Why Nepal wants China, US and India to pay climate compensation
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal says the world’s major emitters have a historical responsibility toward vulnerable countries
2 September 2026
HC gives authorities 15 days to clear plastic waste from Buriganga riverbank
Order comes after hearing a petition that cited The Daily Star’s report on continued dumping
2 September 2026
Nabaganga river erosion threatens Bardia Bazar, nearby homes in Narail
Ten homes already swept away as traders and residents demand urgent riverbank protection
2 September 2026
HC halts road construction on Cox’s Bazar beach dunes
Court imposed an eight-week bar following allegations that the construction violates earlier directive to preserve beach’s natural features
2 September 2026
Hotter autumn, possible cyclone on the horizon
Met office forecasts 4-6 low-pressure systems in Bay of Bengal, with at least one potentially intensifying into cyclonic storm between September and November
1 September 2026
Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000
Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wednesday
30 August 2026
Rain likely to continue for five days
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that rainfall is likely to continue across Bangladesh for five days commencing 9:00am yesterday as the monsoon is fairly active over the country.
30 August 2026
Rangamati hanging bridge submerged as Kaptai Lake rises
Low-lying areas of Baghaichhari inundated; 16 spillway gates of Kaptai Dam may open tonight
29 August 2026
Rainfall likely to continue over next 5 days: BMD
Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal No 3
29 August 2026
Nepal, China floods: Death toll rises to 633, nearly 3,000 missing
Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region
29 August 2026
Nepal flood death toll rises to 616: police
Chinese state media had earlier confirmed seven dead, taking the total killed to at least 623 dead
29 August 2026
In the Himalayas, one disaster can prepare the ground for another, scientist says
Daniel Parsons says the Nepal-China flood shows how altered slopes, rivers and sediment can reshape the risks of future disasters
28 August 2026
Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake overflow threat eases, death toll 579
China orders stronger monitoring of glacier and barrier lakes
28 August 2026
'This tragedy is on a different dimension': Inside the human devastation of Nepal’s flood
Behind the rising toll are children found alone, families searching for the missing and survivors returning to homes that no longer exist
28 August 2026
Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
Wednesday's catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 489 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet
28 August 2026
A cup of 'sea'
Nestled on the seabed in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island, this solitary orange cup coral, likely Balanophyllia, opens like a flower, its ridged cups revealing the hard skeleton beneath.
28 August 2026