Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000
30 August 2026
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World
Rain likely to continue for five days
30 August 2026
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Weather
Rangamati hanging bridge submerged as Kaptai Lake rises
29 August 2026
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Weather
Rainfall likely to continue over next 5 days: BMD
29 August 2026
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Weather
Nepal, China floods: Death toll rises to 633, nearly 3,000 missing
29 August 2026
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World
Nepal flood death toll rises to 616: police
29 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
In the Himalayas, one disaster can prepare the ground for another, scientist says
28 August 2026
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Environment
Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake overflow threat eases, death toll 579
28 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
'This tragedy is on a different dimension': Inside the human devastation of Nepal’s flood
28 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
28 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Depression over Bay: Over 100 tourists stranded in St Martin's Island
Tourist ship operations to Saint Martin's Island from Teknaf in Cox's Bazaar have been suspended due to inclement weather -- leaving over hundred of tourists stranded on the island
16 November 2023
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to keep local cautionary signal 3 hoisted as the depression over the west-central Bay and adjoining area moved north-east and intensified into a deep depression
16 November 2023
Phase out fossil fuel based energy projects
Bangladesh is still undertaking fossil fuel based electricity generation projects, when developed countries are turning their backs on it, said speakers in a press conference yesterday.
15 November 2023
A life dedicated to nature
Nestled in Koitola village along the Kageshwari river emerges a mini forest out of nowhere. Spanning six bighas, this forest sits on land belonging to Akash Koli Das, an 80-year-old retired primary school teacher with a devotion to nature.
15 November 2023
Dhaka air 3rd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
15 November 2023
More gas reserves found in Sylhet
A new gas reserve has been found in an abandoned well under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited at Golapganj upazila of the district
14 November 2023
Dhaka's air 5th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning. The air in Dhaka city was classified as "unhealthy" with an AQI score of 187 at 9:15am
13 November 2023
Harmful elements in Rajshahi's air doubles in 7 months, NGO finds
In the last seven months, Rajshahi city's level of small particulate matter (PM10) has doubled, indicating a rapid decline in the city's air quality, according to a report of Barendra Environment Development Voluntary Organisation..Members of the Rajshahi-based NGO yesterday conducted the
12 November 2023
Safari park at Lathitila forest for whom?
Defying repeated calls by the nature-concerned people, the government has passed a project to build a Safari Park in Lathitila reserved forest raising the prospect of destroying one of our last remaining evergreen forests
11 November 2023
800 earthquakes rock Iceland within 14 hours
Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption
11 November 2023
Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka's air quality was ranked second worst in the world for the second consecutive day today
11 November 2023
‘Lathitila too precious to lose’
Experts condemn Ecnec approval for safari park in reserve forest
10 November 2023
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
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
Dhaka 2nd most polluted in the world Friday morning
Dhaka’s air quality remained in the "very unhealthy" zone this morning
10 November 2023
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
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
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
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
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