A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.

The High Court today directed the government to evict all the 126 structures built illegally on the land of Chaktai Khal (canal) and Rajakhali Khal in Chattogram in 90 days.

The river is called Sutki. It flows at least 20 kilometres after originating from the Kushiara river in Lohajuri area under Baniachong upazila in Habiganj before falling into the Ratna river at Pratabpur of the same upazila.

The government doesn't want to raise the tariffs on power and energy at this moment, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today.

Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes overnight as torrential rains again pummelled the country's largest city, causing flash floods.

The High Court today directed the government to demolish all the 130 illegal brick kilns in Bandarban, Khagrachhari and Rangamati in a bid to curb the environment pollution and also asked to submit compliance reports before it in six weeks.

Amid uncertainty over global energy supplies, Qatar said it will continue supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

A group of tourists has recently spotted four tigers together at one place in the Sundarbans.

Nearly 100 acres along the two banks of the Buriganga river remain filled up even after installation of  boundary pillars.

The government recently ran an excavation project in Thakurgaon’s Suk river. But within 10 months of its completion, the river channel has been filled up again, making the entire effort futile.

In the reserve forest in Kuakata’s Gangamati area, around 10,000 Akashmani trees were planted in the 2008-09 fiscal year. It has since come to be known as the natural wall of the sea.

A mobile court today fined a brick kiln Tk 1 lakh in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat for operating without a license.

The High Court today directed authorities concerned to protect and maintain the Udyan, playground, and three ponds on seven acres of land inside Chittaranjan Cotton Mill in Godnail area of Narayanganj City Corporation.

Juri has been robbed of its beauty.

At least 32 pigeons were killed in an attack by bees at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram today.

The hilly areas of Chhinnomul Bazar in Chattogram city’s Arefin Nagar, a housing project, owned by Ali Nagar Samabay Samity, is secured by an iron gate under the watchful eyes of guards. According to locals, one Yasin of Chhinnomul, the samity’s president, is supervising the project.

Twenty-three tanneries that are causing high levels of pollution are set to be shut down, a parliamentary body said yesterday.

Bangladesh could bring down carbon dioxide emission by 12 percent by 2030 by introducing a carbon user fee on the energy sector as it strives to transition to a low-carbon economy and build climate resilience, said the International Monetary Fund.

A parliamentary body today said 23 more tannery industries, causing high levels of pollution, will be shut down while utility services of seven tanneries have already been disconnected due to the environment pollution.

Climate change is making it increasingly harder for coastal women to ensure reproductive health and tackle early marriages and domestic violence.