Tiger census: installation of cameras begins in Sundarbans

The Forest Department has started setting up a total of 1,330 cameras at 665 spots in the Sundarbans to count tigers, deer and pigs.
1 January 2023

Tk 95 lakh washing away

In September, geo bags were placed within 300 metres of Karkhana river in Patuakhali’s Baufal upazila to protect from river erosion.
31 December 2022

Daulatdia-Paturia: Fog disrupts ferry services

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route remain suspended since yesterday morning due to poor visibility caused by fog.
31 December 2022

Protecting 3 Moulvibazar upazilas from flood: Tk 996cr project in limbo

In 2021, Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a mega project worth Tk 996.30 crore in 2021 to permanently free three upazilas of Moulvibazar from flood.
31 December 2022

What's the link between global heating and extreme weather?

Heavy snowfall und subzero temperatures have wreaked havoc on the United States this holiday season. Deutsche Welle takes a closer look at how this and other types of extreme weather link back to climate change.
31 December 2022

Fog disrupts Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route remain suspended since this morning due to poor visibility caused by fog.
31 December 2022

Dhaka air most polluted in the world

Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality.
31 December 2022

4 northern dists shiver as mild cold wave sweeps in

A mild cold wave is sweeping through Naogaon, Panchagarh, Jashore and Chuadanga, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today.
30 December 2022

6 brick kilns fined Tk 28 lakh for polluting air

The Department of Environment has fined six brick kilns Tk 28 lakh for polluting the environment in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur yesterday.
29 December 2022

Rooppur plant’s commercial operation may be delayed by a year

The commercial operation of the first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant may delay by one year, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today.
29 December 2022

No possibility of reducing fuel oil price for now: BPC chairman

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman ABM Azad today said there is no possibility of reducing fuel oil price for the time being.
27 December 2022

Why I am excited about the nuclear fusion breakthrough

A phenomenon previously unseen in our planet.
26 December 2022

Winter drizzle likely in parts of Bangladesh

The weather department has predicted light rains in parts of the country in 24 hours, starting from 9:00am today..“Light rain or drizzle is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and weather may remain mainl
26 December 2022

Meghna tanker capsize: oil spillage can pose a threat to marine life

Experts and officials of the Department of Environment and Fisheries suspect there may be an extensive damage to the biodiversity and aquatic life, including the hilsa, following the oil split from the submerged tanker in the Meghna river.
26 December 2022

Foggy weather to persist: Met office

A light to thick blanket of fog is likely to envelop large parts of Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, starting this morning.
25 December 2022

Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world on Christmas morning

Dhaka has topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality on Christmas morning.
25 December 2022

Malaysia campsite landslide search ends with 31 dead

Rescuers have called off the search for bodies after a massive, predawn landslide blanketed a campsite north of Malaysia's capital killing 31 people, officials said on Saturday.
24 December 2022

Brace for foggy weather: Met office

A light to thick blanket of fog is likely to envelope large parts of Bangladesh for up to 12 hours from midnight.
23 December 2022

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

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