A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today (November 1, 2022) disconnected the utility services—gas and power – of four factories in Rupganj and Araihazar upazilas of Narayaganj for not having effluent treatment plants (ETPs) to treat their waste.

Mismanaged plastic waste of the metropolis has turned the Karnaphuli, on whose banks the country’s key sea port is located, into the top plastic-digesting river.

If carbon dioxide emissions continue unabated throughout the 21st century, the costs from riverine flood damages and decreased agricultural and worker productivity due to the temperature increase will go up to 4 percent of the country’s GDP per year by 2050, according to a new report by the World Bank.

Air quality of Bangladesh is now more deadly than before as concentration of Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) saw a rise by 11.8 percent in the past 24 years from 1995 to 2019, reveals a study.

A parliamentary body today (October 31, 2022) recommended not constructing the proposed hospital in Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area.

Global meat consumption has increased significantly in recent decades, with per capita consumption almost doubling since the early 1960s, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Whereas an average of 23.1 kilograms (50.8 pounds) of meat per person were consumed annually in the '60s, the figure had risen to 43.2 kilograms in 2019. Studies show that wealthier countries tend to consume more meat. Projections show that global per capita meat consumption will climb to 69.5 kilograms in 2022 — but the figure will be 27.6 kilograms in the developing world.

The ICT infrastructure provider Huawei today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to address the current energy crisis and move towards building a greener Bangladesh.

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours, the met office has said.

Police detained two people and recovered an endangered leopard cat and three fishing cats from Lohagara upazila of Chattogram last night (October 29, 2022).

The US investors are keen to invest in energy, particularly Liquified Natural Gas, Arun Venkataraman, senior US trade official, said yesterday in Dhaka.

Several old trees have allegedly been felled at the dak bungalow of Pabna Zilla Parishad to make furniture for its officials.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today (October 27, 2022) said Bangladesh is going to follow 'hydrogen policy' to tackle the power problem which is prevailing in the country.

The thermometer was touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in the central Indian city of Nagpur as cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty spoke about how climate change influences his work.

A Nilgai Antelope was caught by locals in Barik Bazar area of Shibganj upazila yesterday.

Twenty Bangladeshi fishermen were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) from the sea off Sagar Island near international maritime border line after their boats capsized due to Cyclone Sitrang.

Cyclone Sitrang left a trail of destruction as it swept through the country on Monday night (October 24, 2022).

Nepal will initially supply 40-50 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, and supply will rise further after completion of a mega power project, said newly appointed Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari.

The special bulletin that Bangladesh Met Office issued on Monday morning had warned that Cyclone Sitrang would make landfall anytime between Monday midnight and Tuesday morning.

The damage caused by Cyclone Sitrang was not as severe as was feared because the storm weakened as it neared the coast and made landfall during low tide, experts said.

More than 50 buffaloes have washed ashore at Sitakunda in Chittagong this afternoon (October 25, 2022).