A key reason behind Bangladesh's adverse environmental condition is increasing encroachment of rivers, water bodies, forest lands and other natural resources in the name of development, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzman said today

Met office forecasts rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in parts of five divisions

Farmers in Patuakhali are concerned that the ongoing heatwave, that has been persisting for almost a month, will severely disrupt their crop production

Average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, which is the record lowest in the country since 1981

Farmers in districts under Rangpur division are facing an acute shortage of farm labourers amid the ongoing hot spell

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today said Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Pabna, Rajshahi, Bagerghat and Satkhira have been experiencing extreme hot weather as a "very severe" heatwave is sweeping over the districts

The High Court yesterday directed the government to prepare a time-based action plan to restore three canals and two beels at Savar and take appropriate action against their encroachers and polluters

Rajuk tells JS body

The government has hiked the diesel price by Tk 1 per litre, and petrol and octane prices by Tk 2.50 per litre

Power Grid Company of Bangladesh today ran test transmission through its newly built 89km Rooppur-Bogura power line, which is dedicated to the Rooppur nuclear power plant

To make Khulna city more livable and climate resilient, Khulna City Corporation has taken up Asia Resilient Cities project

Two elderly people died with symptoms of heat stroke in Munshiganj this morning, a medical official said

The year's highest temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southwestern district of Jashore this afternoon

Dhaka's air quality was marked "unhealthy" this morning

Health directorate started collecting data on heat strokes since April 22

The country could start getting some rain as soon as May 2, which would be a godsend after the longest heatwave spell in recorded history of 76 year, Met office said

The scorching heat continues to disrupt lives across the country, forcing people to scramble for ways to find some respite

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said his ministry has initiated the inclusion of issues related to environmental conservation and climate change mitigation in the curriculum for students from Class 3 to 8

All primary schools in the country will be closed till May 2 (Thursday) amide the intense heatwave that has gripped the country

After a scorching April, May could bring some relief. There might be rain and the heatwave spells usually seen during this month would be much shorter, albeit slightly humid, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department officials and experts