At least 800,000 people in Myanmar need emergency food aid and other assistance after Cyclone Mocha slammed into the conflict-torn country earlier this week, the United Nations said Friday.

More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found.

Dhaka and other divisions may experience rain or thundershowers in 24 hours from 9:00am on today..“Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck today in the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia, triggering a tsunami warning, US monitoring agencies said..The quake was detected at a depth of 37 kilometres (23 miles), the US Geological Service said.."Based on the preliminary earthquak

Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros' worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday..Torrential rains this week devastated the eastern side of the region, known as Romagna, w

The World Bank has recommended using the sites of five cancelled coal-fired projects for setting up solar power plants that could produce up to 3,788 megawatts.

Mother fish in Halda River have released sample eggs starting Wednesday night.

An international team of scientists identified plastic-eating bacteria and fungi in Chinese coastal salt marshes, presenting new possibilities for global waste management, according to a study published today

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the price of electricity and gas will be determined by the international market

Animal lovers in the capital formed a human chain demanding that the perpetrators of elephant killing be brought to book.

Natural disasters, including cyclones and devastating floods, triggered internal displacement of 12.5 million people in South Asia in 2022 and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the most affected by floods, says a report by Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Dhaka saw light rainfall this morning, which helped improve the air quality and provide relief from the heat.

The warning for inland river ports will remain valid till 6:00pm today

The High Court today summoned the deputy commissioner of Narayanganj and two other high officials over noncompliance of its directives regarding demolishing all the illegal brick kilns in Narayanganj.The HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury directe

The WMO also found a 98 percent chance that one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, surpassing 2016

One million Rohingya refugees living in the Cox's Bazar refugee camp, half of whom are children, faced the brunt of Cyclone Mocha, said Unicef

A bout of heavy rain drenched Dhaka city this morning, disrupting commute and the workday in general..Rain started in Dhaka city around 9:00am and lasted for about an hour and a half.

The US is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the country’s most severely affected areas

Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company has recently sent a letter to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission proposing to hike gas prices by as much as 47 percent for domestic users.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers in parts of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours from 9am today.