El Niño likely to strengthen further, persist into 2027, WMO says
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Climate crisis
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
Dhaka’s air remains ‘unhealthy’
After a marked improvement in the past week, Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the ‘unhealthy’ zone yesterday morning.
18 August 2022
PM's energy adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi hopeful of overcoming power crisis
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury is optimistic of overcoming the ongoing power and energy crisis in the country created due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
18 August 2022
Climate change impact: 14.8m to be at risk of hunger by 2030
Climate change will put about 14.8 million people at risk of hunger by 2030, says Global Food Policy Report-2022.
17 August 2022
Air pollution: Dhaka 5th worst city in the world
More than 22,000 people in the capital died due to air pollution in 2019, says a global report.
17 August 2022
Bangladesh planning to buy fuel from Russia
Bangladesh is planning to buy fuel oil from Russia.
16 August 2022
Bridging the fragmented forests
Due to the Dhaka-Sylhet railway and Srimangal-Bhanugach road running through the reserve forest of Lawachhara, many of the critically endangered species have died in accidents while crossing them.
15 August 2022
“Did a lot of drilling for gas, to no avail”
State Minister for Power, Energy, And Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today (August 14, 2022) said there has been no shortage of efforts to use Bangladesh’s own gas resources.
14 August 2022
Dhaka’s air quality “good” today: AQI
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 45, Dhaka's air quality has been “good” this morning (August 14, 2022).
14 August 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
''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
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
Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today
Dhaka's air quality turned “moderate” this morning (August 10, 2022).
10 August 2022