4.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, nearby areas
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Titas consumers to face low gas pressure until June 25
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Brief rain, prolonged misery
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22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Weather
Heavy rainfall triggers flood alert across Sylhet and north Bangladesh
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21 June 2026, 17:33 PM Weather
Radar breakdown disrupts forecasting as rivers in Rangpur approach danger level
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21 June 2026, 14:10 PM Weather
Flood fears grow as Teesta nears danger level
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21 June 2026, 00:00 AM Natural disaster
80% used batteries recycled informally
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21 June 2026, 00:00 AM Environment
Short-term flood warning for Rangpur’s 4 districts in next 72 hours
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20 June 2026, 22:01 PM Weather

‘Lathitila too precious to lose’

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

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to lowest since 2018

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed on Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made good on a pledge to rein in the destruction that happened under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro
10 November 2023, 09:26 AM

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

Dhaka 2nd most polluted in the world Friday morning

Dhaka’s air quality remained in the "very unhealthy" zone this morning
10 November 2023, 05:51 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

Dhaka’s air 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality has been marked as "very unhealthy" this morning despite the number of public transports being comparatively less than on usual workdays due to the ongoing blockade called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami
9 November 2023, 04:55 AM

7.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties
8 November 2023, 05:43 AM

Dhaka’s air 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality this morning
8 November 2023, 04:34 AM

Dhaka's air quality 'unhealthy', 5th worst in the world today

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning
7 November 2023, 05:00 AM

Dhaka's air 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked fifth on the global list of cities with the worst air quality this morning
6 November 2023, 06:02 AM

Free Haridhoa river from encroachers

The High Court today directed the government to evict all illegal structures constructed along the banks of the Haridhoa river in Narsingdi and to take appropriate legal action against the owners of the industries that are responsible for polluting the river and environment
5 November 2023, 15:22 PM

Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index score of 183 at 8:15am this morning
5 November 2023, 05:10 AM

Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 157

Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 157 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
4 November 2023, 12:34 PM

Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 137

Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
4 November 2023, 08:23 AM

Nepal hit by 6.4 earthquake, felt in New Delhi

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, Nepal's National Seismological Centre reported as witnesses said it caused houses in the area to collapse and buildings in New Delhi, India to shake
3 November 2023, 18:37 PM

Destroying a forest in guise of ‘legal’ sand lifting

For over six years, vested quarters have been illegally extracting sand from a more than 3km stretch of land in the hilly area of Kalirchhara Reserve Forest in Cox’s Bazar, resulting in extensive damage to the forest, hills, and wildlife.
3 November 2023, 18:00 PM

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

The Phayre’s perils

Phayre's leaf monkeys, locally known as "Choshma Bandor", were recently spotted at Habiganj's Satchari National Park. This arboreal primate is native to India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, where they find shelter mainly in tropical, deciduous, and evergreen forests
3 November 2023, 04:58 AM