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Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air in the world today

Dhaka once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning..With an air quality index (AQI) score of 319 at 9:00am today (January 25, 2023), Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the worst air..An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be
25 January 2023, 06:26 AM

4 grivet monkeys seized at Dhaka airport

The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's air freight unit have seized four grivet monkeys brought without a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Forest Department.
24 January 2023, 16:41 PM

Directives to save rivers made meaningless

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) will move the High Court to conserve the Bakhhali river, which has long been enduring a massive onslaught.
24 January 2023, 15:42 PM

Human trafficking in Bangladesh increased after natural disasters: UN

Human trafficking cases in Bangladesh and the Philippines increased after devastating cyclones and typhoons displaced millions, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today.
24 January 2023, 06:05 AM

Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality as it registered an air quality index (AQI) score of 234 at 9:05am today, which puts the capital in the "very unhealthy" category
24 January 2023, 03:58 AM

Groundwater depletion in Dhaka 2-3m a year: LGRD minister

LGRD Minister Tajul Islam today said in parliament that underground water level of Dhaka is going down by 2-3m every year, while the rate is 3m in Chattogram city.
23 January 2023, 15:40 PM

New well in Bhola to produce 20mmcf gas per day

A new well has been found at Bhola North Gasfield with the potential to produce 20 million cubic feet (mmcf) of gas a day, according to a statement from the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
23 January 2023, 15:24 PM

Mild cold wave sweeps 4 dists, minimum temperature slightly up

Bangladesh recorded a slight improvement in minimum temperature in the 24 hours till 6:00am today, though a mild cold wave is sweeping four districts.
23 January 2023, 07:09 AM

Cold wave may persist for 2/3 days: Met Office

Mild to moderate cold wave that is sweeping over parts of the country may continue for two to three days more, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today.
21 January 2023, 06:06 AM

Can carbon removal help meet world's climate targets?

To prevent further global heating, humans need to stop burning fossil fuels. But that's not enough -- experts now say we also need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. What are our options?
21 January 2023, 06:02 AM

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted

Dhaka once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality yesterday morning.
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Greenland at its warmest in 1,000 years: study

Temperatures in parts of Greenland are warmer than they have been in 1,000 years, the co-author of a study that reconstructed conditions by drilling deep into the ice sheet told AFP today.
20 January 2023, 16:22 PM

Sreemangal shivers in season's lowest 5.6 degrees Celsius

Biting cold gripped Sreemangal as the lowest temperature in the country this season was recorded at 5.6 degrees Celsius in the upazila in the 24 hours preceding this morning. .The lowest temperature in Sreemangal was recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius on February 4 in 1968, said Mujibur Rahma
20 January 2023, 07:20 AM

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality this Friday morning.
20 January 2023, 04:25 AM

Giant cane toad, maybe the largest of its kind, found in Australia

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).
20 January 2023, 03:50 AM

2 billion tonnes of CO2 removed from atmosphere annually

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.
19 January 2023, 04:49 AM

Saline land now a green landscape

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.
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Moderate to mild cold wave likely to continue

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.
18 January 2023, 09:30 AM

At 6.2 degrees Celsius, Tetulia records lowest temperature in Bangladesh in 24 hours

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).
18 January 2023, 07:45 AM

7.2-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning triggered

An offshore 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands today, the US Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning.
18 January 2023, 06:37 AM