Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air

Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality.
22 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Counting Tiger, Deer: 1,330 cameras to be installed in Sundarbans

Bangladesh Forest Department will set up 1,330 cameras at 665 spots in the Sundarbans to count tigers, deer and pigs from January 1, 2023.
21 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Putting everything at risk to build a park

Houses, roads, shops, bridges and culverts near Atrai river in Natore’s Singra upazila are at risk of being ruined, all because the local UP chairman has reportedly been lifting sand from the riverside for a hi-tech park that is being constructed in the upazila.
21 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Magnitude 6.4 quake leaves 2 dead in northern California

A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads and water systems and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity.
21 December 2022, 03:06 AM

Energy security will be ensured by addressing all challenges: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said energy security will be ensured by facing all challenges through honesty, integrity and dedication.
20 December 2022, 14:54 PM

Rampal Power Plant: First unit ready to start commercial production

One of the two units of the coal-fired Rampal Power Plant has started supplying electricity to the national grid on a trial basis.
19 December 2022, 08:54 AM

EU strikes deal to boost carbon market

European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc's carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings from 2027.
18 December 2022, 11:41 AM

Be prepared to pay actual cost of electricity generation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has fulfilled its commitment to provide electricity connection to every house.
18 December 2022, 10:53 AM

Coal consumption may rise in Bangladesh this year

Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
17 December 2022, 05:58 AM

Curbing deadly air pollution: 4 nations draw up roadmap

Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan -- have agreed to drastically bring down the annual average of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in the countries’ air to 35 microgrammes per cubic metre by 2030.
17 December 2022, 01:00 AM

Locals beat up leopard cub

Locals have beaten and broken the left leg of an endangered leopard cub, which ventured into the locality in Rahisal village of Habiganj’s Lakhai upazila, after losing its habitat.
16 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Payra, Rampal power plants now linked to Dhaka

Aminbazar in Dhaka to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is ready to transmit electricity.
16 December 2022, 01:00 AM

Tiger census begins in Sundarbans

The government yesterday started the much-awaited tiger census in the Sundarbans under the “Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project”.
15 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Tiger census begins in the Sundarbans

Tiger census by using camera trapping method and by surveying creeks and rivers began in Sundarbans today under the 'Sundarban Tiger Conservation Project'.
15 December 2022, 15:34 PM

Payra, Rampal power plants now connected to Dhaka

Aminbazar to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, which is considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is now ready to transmit electricity..This essentially means the line is almost ready to transmit electricity from Payra Thermal Power Plant and the Rampal Power
15 December 2022, 14:52 PM

Bangladesh’s Saleemul Huq on Nature’s list of 10 scientists

Scientific journal Nature has unveiled a list of 10 people, who helped shape the biggest science stories in 2022. Bangladeshi scientist Saleemul Huq has made it to the list for his efforts to force wealthy countries to pay for the losses and damages due to climate change.
15 December 2022, 08:57 AM

Climate change to fuel humanitarian crises in 2023

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).
14 December 2022, 06:32 AM

Electricity, fuel oil prices will be adjusted with open market: Nasrul Hamid

The price of electricity and fuel oil will be adjusted with the open market, Nasrul Hamid, state minister for energy, said today.
13 December 2022, 12:43 PM

'Investing in climate adaptation brings a much higher return'

Chief Executive Officer of the Global Center on Adaptation, Professor Dr Patrick Verkooijen, has said investing in climate adaptation is not just the right thing to do but is also the economically smart thing to do.
13 December 2022, 11:22 AM

Illegal brick kilns back in business in Lalmonirhat

Local farmers are getting frustrated as two illegal brick kilns, demolished by the local administration over one and a half years ago, in Sadar upazila have started operation once again.
12 December 2022, 09:35 AM