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.

The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern.

The government has hiked the retail price of electricity by 5 percent bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

The government is now hiking the retail price of electricity bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia waterway resumed after a suspension of for nearly five hours due to dense fog.

The temperature in Chuadanga dropped to 6.3 degrees Celsius today, the lowest of the season in Bangladesh.

Dhaka's air has been ranked as the third most polluted city in the world with "very unhealthy" air quality this morning.