Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia hit hardest

Airgun seized, Tk 1,000 fined

Known as "miwatari" in Japanese, it occurs when a crack opens up in the frozen lake surface, allowing shards of thinner ice to break through and form a ridge where local deities are believed to cross.

Energy adviser says reforms laid groundwork for sector change

The epicentre of the quake, measured at 4 on Richter Scale, was in Gowainghat upazila near Dauki Fault Line

Project scheduled for implementation from Jan 2026 to Dec 2030

First restart since 2011 Fukushima disaster

A brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis), photographed recently in Jhenaidah, fixes its piercing gaze on the camera as it perches quietly atop a high branch.

In the greater Washington area, some 36 percent of households experienced food insecurity in the past year

INSEE ECO Plus+ is a green cement launched by Siam City Cement (Bangladesh) Limited in 2024.

EBL is one of the leading financial institution in Bangladesh dedicated to fostering sustainable development and environmental stewardship through innovative green finance and strategic climate action initiatives.

Green Delta Insurance (GDI) is a premier insurer, uniquely integrating inclusive microinsurance into its core business to provide sustainable financial protection for climate-vulnerable rural communities and smallholder farmers across Bangladesh.

No immediate reports of damage in Bangladesh

However, no severe or prolonged cold spell is anticipated

Octane now Tk 120, diesel Tk 100, petrol at Tk 116 and kerosene Tk 112

A juvenile semicircle angelfish glowing under the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.

Historic winter storm brings heavy snow, ice to eastern third of US

Bangladesh is among the countries worst affected by lead pollution, with millions of children exposed to hazardous levels, experts said at a workshop in a Dhaka hotel yesterday.

In 1980s-90s Dhaka, kids grew up knowing everything had a second life

Capacity payments, take-or-pay clauses and sovereign guarantees created fiscal liabilities, committee says