Diesel transport through undersea pipeline begins

After a long wait, transporting diesel through an undersea pipeline has started in the country
5 December 2023, 17:41 PM

MJL Bangladesh plans to buy LPG tanker for Tk 350cr

MJL Bangladesh PLC, one of the leading private lubricant marketers, plans to invest $32.5 million, or Tk 350 crore, to purchase a newly-built tanker and provide rental services to private liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) companies.
5 December 2023, 07:21 AM

Restore all rivers, canals in and around the capital

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to restore all the rivers and canals in and around the capital as soon as possible.
4 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Price of 12kg LPG cylinder hiked by Tk 23

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission today set the price of one kg of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at Tk 117.02 for the month of December, up from Tk 115.09 last month
3 December 2023, 09:55 AM

New gas reserve found in Sylhet

A new gas reserve has been found in Well-10 under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited in Jaintapur upazila of the district.
26 November 2023, 12:20 PM

Tiger carcass recovered in Sundarbans

The Forest Department recovered a tiger's carcass from a river in the Sundarbans around 5:00pm
25 November 2023, 17:09 PM

Elephant found dead in Cox’s Bazar

An elephant was found dead near a forest of Eidgaon upazila in Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning.
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Phase out fossil fuel based energy projects

Bangladesh is still undertaking fossil fuel based electricity generation projects, when developed countries are turning their backs on it, said speakers in a press conference yesterday.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM

More gas reserves found in Sylhet

A new gas reserve has been found in an abandoned well under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited at Golapganj upazila of the district
14 November 2023, 17:55 PM

Safari park at Lathitila forest for whom?

Defying repeated calls by the nature-concerned people, the government has passed a project to build a Safari Park in Lathitila reserved forest raising the prospect of destroying one of our last remaining evergreen forests
11 November 2023, 11:58 AM

‘Lathitila too precious to lose’

Experts condemn Ecnec approval for safari park in reserve forest
10 November 2023, 15:29 PM

Final batch of uranium reaches Rooppur power plant

With this, a total of seven consignments of nuclear fuel for the initial batch for unit-1 has arrived in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
10 November 2023, 07:33 AM

Nature quest: Spot the spotted

A couple of spotted owlets share a loving moment in the capital’s Botanical Garden. Native to many South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, this bird prefers open habitats, including cities, but tends to avoid dense forests and wetter regions
10 November 2023, 04:00 AM

Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: study

Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban on disposable plastic items in the Ecuadoran archipelago, according to a study published Wednesday.
9 November 2023, 05:44 AM

Policy café ‘Spotlight on Wildlife Exploitation’ addresses wildlife trafficking

The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), successfully arranged a 'Policy Cafe' titled "Spotlight on Wildlife Exploitation" at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Auditorium recently
3 November 2023, 12:39 PM

Sixth batch of nuclear fuel reaches Rooppur plant

The sixth batch of nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant reached the project site in Pabna this morning amidst special security arrangement.
3 November 2023, 09:40 AM

LPG price hiked Tk 1.48 per kg

Now customers have to pay Tk 1.48 more for a kilogramme of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
2 November 2023, 09:57 AM

Waste-to-energy plant underway LGRD minister tells JS

For the first time, the construction of an incineration plant to generate electricity has been undertaken at Aminbazar landfill under DNCC, LGRD Minister Tazul Islam told parliament yesterday.
30 October 2023, 18:00 PM

5th batch of nuclear fuel reaches Rooppur Power Plant

The fifth batch of nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant reached the project site in Pabna this morning amidst special security arrangement
27 October 2023, 08:45 AM

Cutting, uprooting 175 trees for road safety!

Police today arrested a man for cutting and uprooting flowering trees on a road divider and footpath of a road in the Kashiadanga area of Rajshahi City Corporation
26 October 2023, 12:46 PM