Australian rangers have euthanised an invasive "monster" cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park -- a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kilograms (6 pounds).

About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies.

Farmers of a remote coastal village in Barguna’s Taltali upazila have not only become solvent by producing seasonal vegetables but also turned the salty land into a green landscape.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today said mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions and Moulvibazar district, and it may continue.

A mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the district of Chuadanga, and it may continue. The country's lowest temperature was recorded at 6.2 degrees Celsius in Tetulia in 24 hours, till 6:0am today, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

An offshore 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands today, the US Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning.

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg had been detained alongside other activists during protests against the demolition of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion but was released after an identity check, according to police.

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) today submitted a petition, signed by 25,720 persons, urging the energy ministry for not signing the Energy Charter Treaty as the signing of the treaty will affect the public interest and the nation’s energy sector.

As part of the long-term master plan for the power sector, the government has been working to implement the plan in phases to generate 40 percent electricity from clean energy by 2041.

A mild cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and Chuadanga, and it may continue, the Met office said today.

A mild cold wave is sweeping over Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari and Moulvibazar districts and it may spread, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) this morning.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early today, the US Geological Survey reported.

Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.

BERC has adjourned the process of hearing for fixing the price of power after the government bypassed it and hiked the retail price of electricity last week.

Protesting poor supply of fuel, Sylhet's fuel traders decided to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday.

The weather department has predicted drizzles in parts of the country in 24 hours, starting from 9:00am today.

Tetulia of Panchagarh recorded the season's lowest temperature in Bangladesh at 6.1 degrees Celsius, in 24 hours till this morning as a mild cold wave is sweeping across parts of the country.

Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality this morning.

The electricity tariff in Bangladesh hiked by 5 percent at the retail level is still less than that in many developed countries, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud today.

A mild cold wave is sweeping several parts of the country but it may abate in some places, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said this morning.