Flights disrupted as Cyclone Gabrielle lashes northern New Zealand

Gabrielle, is currently sitting 250 km (155 miles) northwest of New Zealand and is forecast to move close to the east coast over the next 24 hours
13 February 2023, 05:58 AM

Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 33,000

Turkey began legal action over some building collapses
12 February 2023, 16:51 PM

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Addressing the current NRCC chairman, Muzibur Rahman said, "If I stay in Dhaka and don't visit the rivers, how will I protect the rivers?"
12 February 2023, 14:05 PM

Weather likely to remain dry across Bangladesh: BMD

Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere from late night till tomorrow morning, said the regular bulletin of BMD
12 February 2023, 07:20 AM

Turkey-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000: UN relief chief

Officials and medics said 24,617 people were killed in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria. The confirmed total now stands at 28,191
12 February 2023, 02:32 AM

Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000

Tens of thousands of rescue workers are still scouring through flattened neighbourhoods despite freezing weather that has deepened the misery of millions now in desperate need of aid
12 February 2023, 02:08 AM

Turkey quake causes 300-km-long fissure

The longer of the two ruptures stretches 300 kilometres (190 miles) northeast from the Mediterranean Sea's northeastern tip.
11 February 2023, 16:30 PM

2-month-old rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 25,000

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead
11 February 2023, 14:43 PM

WHO chief arrives in Syria's Aleppo

His visit came five days after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 25,000 people including at least 3,553 in war-torn Syria alone
11 February 2023, 12:35 PM

Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake crosses 24,000

The United Nations World Food Programme appealed for $77 million to provide food rations to at least 590,000 newly displaced people in Turkey and 284,000 in Syria.
11 February 2023, 06:03 AM

Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air this morning

India's Delhi and Mumbai occupied the second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 251 and 220, respectively.
11 February 2023, 04:09 AM

Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: Studies

Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.
11 February 2023, 03:35 AM

Bangladeshi team rescues girl alive in Turkey

Bangladesh's combined team rescued a teenage girl alive and recovered three bodies from the rubble
10 February 2023, 17:39 PM

Bangladesh sends relief materials to Syria

A cargo plane of Bangladesh Air Force, loaded with tents, blankets, sweaters, dry foods, and medicines, left for Syria tonight
10 February 2023, 15:38 PM

Quake-hit Syria approves aid delivery to rebel-held areas

The Syrian government said it had approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to areas outside its control in the rebel-held areas
10 February 2023, 15:04 PM

Children found alive as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 22,000

Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless
10 February 2023, 14:02 PM

Avian death traps around Barguna's orchards

How netting around jujube gardens is spelling disaster for birds
10 February 2023, 07:05 AM

Only Delhi's air quality worse than Dhaka's this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 9:15am, the capital ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.
10 February 2023, 06:18 AM

Bangladeshi rescue team reaches Turkey

The 46-member team were heading by bus to Adiyaman, around 350km away from the city of Adana
10 February 2023, 05:16 AM

Earthquake death toll tops 21,000 in Turkey, Syria

Relatives were left scouring body bags laid out in a hospital car park in Turkey's southern city of Antakya to search for missing relatives, an indication of the scale of the tragedy.
10 February 2023, 03:35 AM