Rare red serow rescued in Sunamganj

A rare red serow was rescued from near the Dhulara BGB Camp area under Sunamganj range of Sylhet Forest Division
27 December 2023, 16:53 PM

Anti-tobacco campaign: Ahsania undertakes bus branding in Dhaka

Dhaka Ahsania Mission has taken a campaign in the capital to strengthen tobacco control laws and increase public awareness through bus branding
27 December 2023, 13:10 PM

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
27 December 2023, 03:28 AM

Dhaka’s ‘very unhealthy’ air worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
26 December 2023, 03:45 AM

Trishal Municipality: Waste dumping pollutes Sutia river

Indiscriminate dumping of household waste materials beside the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Trishal upazila has become a nuisance for local residence, thanks to the indifference of the authorities concerned.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China earthquake death toll rises to 149, two still missing after a week

One of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, according to state media, with two people still missing after the magnitude 6.2 temblor hit a week ago
25 December 2023, 05:51 AM

Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’, 3rd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranks third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
25 December 2023, 04:21 AM

Beijing records most hours of sub-zero temperatures in December since 1951

China's capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back to 1951, after a cold wave swept swathes of the country and brought blizzards in its wake, sending temperatures towards historic lows
24 December 2023, 18:09 PM

Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’, 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranks second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 259 at 8:42am today
24 December 2023, 03:48 AM

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air was classified as "hazardous" this morning
23 December 2023, 03:53 AM

4,000 Amazon turtles seized at Peru airport

Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country’s main international airport, the national wildlife service said Thursday.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Topsoil burnt for bricks

Around 180 brick kilns across 14 upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are extracting topsoil from farmland to manufacture bricks, affecting agriculture and the environment.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Animal rescuer dies while trying to save parrot

An animal rescuer lost his life while trying to save a parrot entangled in electric wires in Dhaka’s Keraniganj area
22 December 2023, 13:26 PM

Crown of Ash

A male Ashy-crowned sparrow lark about to fly off with some dried grass to build a nest for his family on an open land in Moulvibazar.
22 December 2023, 05:07 AM
21 December 2023, 21:00 PM

In Tangail, no one seems to care about canals

Once a trading hub along the banks of the Louhajang river, Tangail was adorned with 27 canals, crisscrossing through the town.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM

21 turtles rescued, shop owner fined

Twenty-one turtles were recovered from a fish shop in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila town Wednesday night.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Star report on laminated posters, banners: Steps taken in compliance with HC directive

The government has taken steps to remove laminated posters and banners in compliance with a High Court directive delivered in 2020
21 December 2023, 15:07 PM

Greenhouse gas emission from farm sector likely to rise

Former BIDS research director M Asaduzzaman says in a paper
21 December 2023, 15:00 PM

Gas supply from Bhola to Dhaka’s industries in CNG form begins

Finally, Intraco, a CNG refueling station operator, started supplying natural gas to different industries in Dhaka and adjoining areas from Bhola in CNG (compressed natural gas) form
21 December 2023, 14:40 PM