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Nor’wester wreaks havoc in five districts
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Weather
Octane reserves now beyond storage capacity
17 April 2026, 22:17 PM
Energy
Khulna conference warns of climate crisis in coastal zone
17 April 2026, 20:07 PM
Environment
Abandoned motorcycle sits at Rangpur filling station for 12 days
17 April 2026, 19:13 PM
Energy
Eastern Refinery unit-2 tender by May, trial run in 2029: State minister
17 April 2026, 12:43 PM
Energy
‘Neelkanth’: The Harbinger of renewal
17 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Wild Life
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant gets commissioning license for first unit's fuel loading
16 April 2026, 23:41 PM
Energy
PM seeks $2bn global support to tackle Bangladesh’s energy crisis
15 April 2026, 22:02 PM
Energy
Fuel stocks secured for April-May: Energy Division
15 April 2026, 17:01 PM
Energy
Bangladesh expecting mild to moderate heat wave in coming days
The Met Office has asked the public to brace for hot weather ahead as a mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over Khulna division and the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Gopalganj and Patuakhali may continue and spread.
23 April 2022, 15:32 PM
Over 800 eco-friendly Bangladeshi businesses operating on Instagram: Meta
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, recently revealed that there are more than 800 eco-friendly Bangladeshi companies which are operating on Instagram.
22 April 2022, 16:13 PM
RHD to cut down over 600 trees for road expansion in Ctg
More than one hundred trees have already been cut down and several hundred more are in the process to embrace the same fate. It is the scenario of a portion of Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway.
22 April 2022, 10:46 AM
Earth Day 2022: Google doodle shows stark images of climate change
Google today is marking Earth Day 2022 with glaring satellite images of climate change.
22 April 2022, 06:13 AM
Flood-hit farmers in haors: Combine harvesters saving grace for some
As most crop protection levees are on the verge of collapse due to flash floods, haor farmers in the north-eastern districts are harvesting ripe and half-ripe Boro paddy with combine harvesters.
21 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Sir David Attenborough now ‘Champion of the Earth 2022’
United Nation's Environment Programme has named Sir David Attenborough this year’s Champion of the Earth.
21 April 2022, 09:22 AM
Nor’westers leave 5 dead
Nor’westers lashed many parts of the country, including the capital and its adjacent districts, early yesterday, killing at least five people.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
HC summons five DCs over air pollution
The High Court yesterday summoned the director general of Department of Environment and deputy commissioners of Dhaka and four other surrounding
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Some relief, some sufferings
After the scorching summer heat during the last several days, Dhaka finally saw a gush of much needed, though unexpected rain yesterday.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
HC directs to halt all activities at Saint Martin Resort
The High Court today (Wednesday) directed the Department of Environment (DoE) to immediately stop all activities of Saint Martin Resort, a tourism resort of Abakash Porjatan Ltd, at Saint Martin's Island, the only coral island of Bangladesh, as the resort has no environmental clearance certificate.
20 April 2022, 14:56 PM
Nor’westers leave 4 dead in 3 districts
At least four persons were killed as nor'westers lashed Barishal, Chattogram and Manikganj districts this (April 20, 2022) morning.
20 April 2022, 09:00 AM
Why illegal brick kilns still operating in Dhaka, surrounding districts?
The High Court today asked the director general (DG) of Department of Environment (DoE) and deputy commissioners (DCs) of Dhaka and four other surrounding districts – Gazipur, Manikganj, Narayanganj and Munshiganj – to appear before it on May 17 and explain why illegal brick kilns were not shut down despite its repeated directives.
20 April 2022, 07:28 AM
Dhaka residents should stay in during lightning, thunderstorm till noon: Met office
The lightning and thunderstorm sweeping across Dhaka since morning may weaken around noon following moderate to heavy rain, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
20 April 2022, 04:06 AM
Flash flood in haors: Harvesting of half-ripe paddy continues
Farmers in haor areas continue to harvest half-ripe Boro fearing more flash floods triggered by torrential rain in the north-eastern districts of Bangladesh and in India’s Meghalaya.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Another haor inundated
Another haor in Sunamganj’s Derai upazila -- Huramandira -- has been inundated after an adjacent levee broke due to excessive pressure of water.
18 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No new surface roads in haor areas
The government has decided to not construct any more surface roads in Haor areas.
18 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Action plan to save 54 rivers
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) yesterday served a legal notice on the government, demanding it to formulate a time-based action plan to free 54 rivers from pollution and to prosecute the polluters.
18 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Bela serves legal notice to govt to free 54 rivers from pollution, prosecute offenders
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) today served a legal notice to the government, demanding it to formulate a time-based action plan in order to free 54 rivers across the country from pollution and to prosecute the polluters.
18 April 2022, 14:34 PM
Mild heat wave to continue in four districts
A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur and Jashore and it may continue, said a Met Office bulletin.
18 April 2022, 06:17 AM
Flash floods stalk Sunamganj farmers
Weeks after the first blow of early flash flood, another flood started inundating crops in a haor in Sunamganj yesterday.
17 April 2022, 18:00 PM