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Port city lost 120 hills in 4 decades

A total of 120 hills disappeared from Chattogram city in four decades, Bangladesh Environment Forum, an environmental organisation, claimed yesterday.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Chattogram city lost 120 hills in 4 decades, activists claim

A total of 120 hills disappeared from Chattogram city in four decades, Bangladesh Environment Forum, an environmental organisation, claimed today (August 13, 2022).
13 August 2022, 10:51 AM

Low-lying areas of 15 coastal districts likely to face flood risk

Several low-lying areas of coastal districts and their off-shore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department said today (August 13, 2022).
13 August 2022, 08:03 AM

Khanjar haor: Disappearing fish, dying land

Khanjar haor in Sylhet’s Moulvibazar is being polluted at an alarming rate due to waste discharged from Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Industrial Estate.
13 August 2022, 02:45 AM

Satellite imaging shows Antarctic ice shelf melting faster than anticipated

Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday.
11 August 2022, 13:37 PM

Lighter vessel owners increase fare for transporting goods by 15-22%

Lighter vessel owners today (August 11, 2022) announced an increase in the fare of transporting goods by 15 to 22 percent due to the fuel price hike.
11 August 2022, 13:33 PM

PM asks energy ministry, BPC to explain reasons behind fuel price hike

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to the respective ministry to clarify once again the reason behind the fuel price hike.
11 August 2022, 10:51 AM

Dhaka’s air quality remains “moderate”: AQI

Dhaka's air quality continues to be in the “moderate” zone today (August 11, 2022), all thanks to intermittent monsoon showers.
11 August 2022, 05:17 AM

Hills lost to greed

Many hilly areas in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila have been flattened due to rampant cutting of red clay hillocks by soil traders allegedly supported by local influential people.
10 August 2022, 18:00 PM

''BPC's Tk 48,000cr profit overstated; now to make Tk 205cr per month"

After the latest fuel price hike, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation will make a profit of Tk 205 crore per month, provided that the dollar price continues at the rate of July.
10 August 2022, 17:36 PM

Razing hills: CCC councillor, wife among 3 sued in Ctg

The Department of Environment (DoE) has sued three persons including a ward councillor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) for cutting hills.
10 August 2022, 15:30 PM

Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today

Dhaka's air quality turned “moderate” this morning (August 10, 2022).
10 August 2022, 04:32 AM

Crude oil prices lower in US as stockpile rises

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, after industry data showed US crude inventories unexpectedly rose last week, signaling a potential hiccup in demand.
10 August 2022, 03:29 AM

Billions pour in to ramp up markets for bioplastics

In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.
9 August 2022, 18:00 PM

9 petrol, CNG pumps fined in Ctg

Several mobile courts in Chattogram today (August 9, 2022) fined nine petrol pumps Tk 1,60,000 for different types of irregularities.
9 August 2022, 15:17 PM

“Half a million metric tonnes of diesel could be saved if solar irrigation pumps introduced”

Prime Minister's energy advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has urged officials to work towards developing a diverse energy sector.
9 August 2022, 11:26 AM

Bibiyana gas field: Overreliance threatening energy security

The Bibiyana gas field is shouldering a major burden of gas supply even though there are 19 other gas-producing fields -- posing serious threat to Bangladesh’s energy security in the coming days.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal-3: Met office

Maritime ports of Bangladesh have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal- 3 as the well-marked low which formed over Northwest Bay of Odisha-West Bengal Coast lies over Northwest Bay of Odisha coast and adjoining area.
8 August 2022, 14:33 PM

Fuel prices in top fossil fuel producing countries

The government hiked fuel prices across the country from August 6, the biggest one in the history of the country.
8 August 2022, 13:55 PM

Gulshan, Banani among Dhaka areas to experience 3-hour load shedding today

Consumers in the areas under Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) will experience power cuts for three hours today (August 7, 2022).
7 August 2022, 05:47 AM