Canada bids farewell to plastic straws, cutlery and checkout bags

Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers -- despite a court ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional
21 December 2023, 06:44 AM

Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’, 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
21 December 2023, 03:53 AM

‘COP28 failed our expectations’

The Climate Justice Alliance yesterday criticised the outcomes of the COP28 climate conference, asserting that the global community’s expectations were not adequately addressed.
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM

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

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
20 December 2023, 04:09 AM

Death toll from China earthquake rises to 127

Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes in freezing conditions on Tuesday after the country's deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 127 people..State media said the shallow tremor just before midnight had caused the deaths of at leas
19 December 2023, 13:07 PM

Dhaka's air 'hazardous'; worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
19 December 2023, 05:23 AM

Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in northeastern Australia

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns
18 December 2023, 05:54 AM

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world for two consecutive days

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day
18 December 2023, 03:38 AM

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

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
17 December 2023, 03:16 AM

Coal use to decline next year after record high in 2023: IEA

World coal consumption should start declining next year after peaking in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday
15 December 2023, 12:56 PM

Illegal resorts endanger ecology of Saint Martin’s

At least eight new resorts have been built illegally, while eight other existing ones have extended their structures in St Martin’s Island between April and September without approval.
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM

HC orders to remove dams across Nabaganga river

The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to remove earthen embankments made across the river Nabaganga in Jhenaidah and conduct boundary survey and prepare a list of people occupying the river land
14 December 2023, 13:15 PM

Mild cold wave may hit parts of Bangladesh tomorrow

A mid cold wave may hit the northwestern and western parts of Bangladesh tomorrow, and it may continue for the next one or two days, according to the latest bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
14 December 2023, 06:55 AM

Dhaka's air once again world's most polluted

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
14 December 2023, 04:40 AM

COP28 SUMMIT: Deal struck to transition away from fossil fuels

Representatives from nearly 200 countries yesterday agreed at the COP28 climate summit to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signalling the eventual end of the oil age.
13 December 2023, 18:00 PM

2 more flights diverted due to dense fog

Two international flights bound for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, between 12:00am and 7:00am yesterday, were diverted to Kolkata due to dense fog.
13 December 2023, 18:00 PM

SC issues injunction on earth filling at 6 mouzas in Sonargaon

The Supreme Court today issued injunction on earth-filling in the agricultural lands, lowlands, wetlands, and parts of Meghna river at six mauzas Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj
13 December 2023, 16:02 PM

2 flights diverted to Kolkata due to dense fog today

Two international flights bound for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka between 12:00am and 7:00am today were diverted to Kolkata due to dense fog.
13 December 2023, 09:04 AM

Dubai summit adopts world-first 'transition' from fossil fuels

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis
13 December 2023, 08:04 AM

Dhaka’s air once again world’s most polluted

Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
13 December 2023, 05:18 AM