Nepal sent disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough
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Natural Disaster
HC gives authorities 15 days to clear plastic waste from Buriganga riverbank
2 September 2026
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Environment
Interview / Why Nepal wants China, US and India to pay climate compensation
2 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Nabaganga river erosion threatens Bardia Bazar, nearby homes in Narail
2 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
HC halts road construction on Cox’s Bazar beach dunes
2 September 2026
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Environment
Forecast / Hotter autumn, possible cyclone on the horizon
1 September 2026
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Weather
Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000
30 August 2026
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World
Rain likely to continue for five days
30 August 2026
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Weather
Rangamati hanging bridge submerged as Kaptai Lake rises
29 August 2026
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Weather
Rainfall likely to continue over next 5 days: BMD
29 August 2026
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Weather
“Large Indian Civet found dead on Kaptai road”
A “Large Indian Civet”, a small carnivorous mammal was found dead on Kaptai Road under Raozan upazila in Chattogram today.
17 October 2022
7 ways to help slow climate change
While individual carbon footprints are dwarfed by global fossil fuel companies, we can do a lot to tackle the climate crisis and “be the change we wish to see in the world.”
17 October 2022
2 held for selling fox meat in Ctg
The Bangladesh Forest Department has arrested two people when they were selling fox meat from Amin Colony at Amin Jute Mill area in Chattogram.
16 October 2022
No solution for load shedding soon: Tawfiq Elahi
Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said there is no immediate solution to the existing load shedding as the government has reduced import of primary fuel to conserve foreign currency reserve.
16 October 2022
2 PGCB engineers to be suspended over grid failure: Nasrul
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said two engineers of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) will be suspended over the recent national grid failure.
16 October 2022
Power grid failure: Probe on to find if it was intentional
The national grid failure in the eastern part of the country was not a technical glitch, it was a “man management problem”, said State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid yesterday.
15 October 2022
India increases profit tax on export of diesel, jet fuel
India today (October 15, 2022) announced an increase in the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel and that on jet fuel exports with effect from October 16 in a move that will make the two products costlier.
15 October 2022
Nat'l grid failure wasn't technical glitch rather man-made issue: Nasrul Hamid
The incident of national grid failure in eastern part of the country was not due to technical glitches, but a man-made problem, said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
15 October 2022
Hint of early winter: Tetulia records lowest temperature
You may call it an indication of early winter in Panchagarh. The district's Tetulia upazila has recorded the lowest temperature at 19.7 degrees.
14 October 2022
BERC rejects proposal for electricity price hike
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday rejected the electricity price hike proposal from the Power Development Board, saying the data provided is insufficient.
13 October 2022
No electricity price hike right now: BERC
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has backtracked on its recent move to hike the bulk electricity price.
13 October 2022
The wealthy should take accountability for their climate crimes
Most of the world’s wealthiest are to blame for the rising use of private jets.
13 October 2022
Ghorashal unit-5 stops production yet again
Ghorashal Power Plant’s unit-5 will not be supplying electricity for the next seven days, the plant’s officials said.
13 October 2022
Pvt power plants on heavy fuel: Standoff over unpaid bills hurts consumers
A standoff over unpaid bills between the government and independent power plants that run on heavy fuel oil is hurting people when they are enduring the worst power crisis in a decade.
12 October 2022
No chance of ‘Sitrang’ hitting country
There is no possibility of super-cyclone “Sitrang” hitting the country, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman yesterday.
12 October 2022
Tackling river erosion with trees
To tackle erosion, the Forest Department has planted 29,000 trees on a stretch of Chattogram’s Halda riverbank -- which had been grabbed by locals -- bringing a welcome change for the region’s biodiversity.
12 October 2022
The right data is crucial for climate resilience
Reliable and accurate data is instrumental for climate resilience, as it helps the government take the best decisions, speakers told a regional conference yesterday.
12 October 2022
Wild bird hunter jailed for 6 months in Nilphamari
A mobile court in Nilphamari has sentenced a wild bird hunter to six months in jail for poaching wild birds.
12 October 2022
Power generation at Ghorashal Power Plant’s unit-5 halted again
Power generation at unit five of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi was halted again today (October 12) two days after resuming.
12 October 2022
Amazon hydropower: Brazil's 'people of the river' pay the price
The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil's Amazon, used to flood the river's forested islands during the rainy season, allowing fish to glide among the trees and gorge on fallen fruit.
12 October 2022