A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety.

More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9am today (September 19, 2022), said the weather department.

A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, killing at least one person, bringing down a handful of buildings and tearing up roads -- but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.

Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate.

The government has been deprived of about Tk 4,697 crore for 19 counts of irregularities by Petrobangla and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, found an audit.

Petrobangla has recommended administrative action against 12 officials of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), including its Managing Director (MD) MA Majed, for their involvement in corruptions in 12 sectors, including irregularities in recruitment, gas connections and promotions in different industrial establishments.

Rains will continue to drench Bangladesh, with monsoon being fairly active over the country, Met office said.

Seven decades after they went extinct in India, the country today got eight cheetahs who were flown in from Namibia for conservation and promotion of the feline in a national park.

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers searched the disaster site to try to find a further 10 missing people.

Heavy rains flooded hundreds of homes, knocked out power and collapsed structures including a wall that crushed 12 people in northern India, officials said Friday. 

Another depression is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal from September 20 to September 25 affecting parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.

Do you know how much garbage it takes to kill a 13-kilometre-long flowing canal?

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (September 15, 2022) predicted light to moderate rain in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am.

While Bangladesh faces massive loss and damage due to climate change, the industrialised countries are doing little to help the country address its needs, said UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change, Ian Fry.

More than 8,000 fish enclosures in Bagerhat have been washed away by tidal surges triggered by the depression over the Bay of Bengal, said the district fisheries department today (September 14, 2022).

The International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries-2022 is going to be held on September 16-18 at Sylhet Agricultural University.

Bangladesh Metrological Department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 12pm today (September 14, 2022).

Torrential rain has flooded low lying areas in Dhaka causing immense sufferings to the people and disruption of regular traffic flow.

It may rain intermittently throughout the day in Dhaka today (September 13, 2022), according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. 

Low-lying areas in Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Bhola, Satkhira and Khulna districts have been inundated due to tidal surges caused by the depression over Bay of Bengal.