The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during heatwaves to global warming

Women bear brunt as Satkhira’s salinity crosses WHO limit

Stresses importance of forecast-based action

A 5.9 earthquake shook Dhaka and some parts of Bangladesh yesterday afternoon, according to USGS.

Waterlogging may occur in Dhaka, Chattogram

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Dredging work of the Ichamati river in Pabna town has been badly hampered due to a prolonged legal battle with encroachers, raising concerns over the completion of the Tk 1,554 crore project.

A Hanuman langur sits on the railing of the Batiaghata bridge in Khulna, its long tail trailing behind. Forced into human spaces by shrinking forests and scarce food, it scans the roadside trees for fruit.

The death toll from deadly flash floods that swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, rose to 19 yesterday, officials said, with five others missing.

Call for resilient health protection in Satkhira

A flock of spotted doves soars gracefully over the golden-green Aush paddy fields of Bogura’s Sariakandi, where the season’s crop is ripening.

The report also revealed the involvement of 53 individuals, including leaders of different political parties, other individuals, and government institutions

Over a hundred illegal structures demolished on second day

The country is likely to experience normal rainfall during the month

The Forest Department has reclaimed 10 acres of forest land in Satkhamair mouza under the Barmi union in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila and brought it under afforestation.

PHOTO: TANVIR JUBAIR .THE SLOW ‘SNAIL-BLAZERS’… A Bradybaenid snail edges carefully along a damp branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil,. Bradybaenidae, often called Asian land snails, are found across East and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, inhabiting moist forests, scrublands and gard

Air pollution is cutting Bangladeshis’ average life expectancy by 5.5 years, making it the country’s deadliest external health risk, according to a report published yesterday.

Phase-2 aims to build submerged dams, safeguard boro crops from flash floods

The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles)