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28 June 2026, 22:00 PM Parliament
Endangered slow loris rescued
Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM Wild Life
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Reuters, Laguaira/Caracas
28 June 2026, 01:17 AM Natural disaster
Endangered Bengal slow loris rescued while wandering into Chattogram neighbourhood
Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
27 June 2026, 13:36 PM Wild Life
The forest mothers
26 June 2026, 00:00 AM Wild Life

Forest dept destroys road, 28 sand extractors inside reserve forest

The forest department has demolished a road built within a reserve forest to transport sand and destroyed 28 sand extracting machines during a drive at Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar.
15 April 2022, 15:12 PM

US will assist Bangladesh in renewable energy: John Kerry

The United States (US) special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry today assured his country's assistance to Bangladesh in improving production of renewable energy as well as creating afforestation along the coastal belt.
14 April 2022, 18:43 PM

Crops damaged by sudden surge of river water

Boro rice fields in low lying areas of numerous districts in the country’s northwest have been damaged by a sudden rush of water in the region, raising worries of losses due to reduced yields.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Jet fuel prices hiked for the 13th time in 17 months

Jet fuel price has shot up again from last week – for the 13th hike in 17 months – causing severe blow to the already struggling Bangladeshi aviation industry.
13 April 2022, 12:22 PM

Probe body visits four haors

A probe body formed by the Ministry of Water Resources yesterday visited four haors in Sunamganj where farmers suffered crop losses due to early flash flood.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Paramount Textile to form JV for 100MW solar power plant

Paramount Textile Ltd (PTL) today said it will form a joint venture company with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Ltd to establish a 100 megawatt solar power plant in Pabna sadar, a northwest district.
12 April 2022, 14:08 PM

Flood in Haor: Time to focus on long-term solutions

Farmers of Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, Netrakona and Sylhet grow Boro on around 4 lakh hectares every year, but the government has been spending money on the vital levees that protect them on a piecemeal basis.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Nor’wester lashes B’baria damaging 250 houses, crops

More than 250 houses, including a government primary school, were damaged and some crops were damaged as a Nor'wester swept over Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria early today.
11 April 2022, 16:51 PM

Flash floods likely to hit haors in 3 north-eastern districts: Forecast

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) forecasted a flash flood likely to hit haors in three north-eastern districts after a heavy rainfall between April 10 to 17.
10 April 2022, 14:22 PM

Haor recoils in horror

Farmers in the northern region of the country are fearing huge financial loss in this Boro season because of flash floods.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Once there was a river

Once upon a time, the turbulent Bangshi river used to be one of the important rivers in central Bangladesh. However, the river is rapidly losing all its might and glory due to the filling up of its banks, mindless pollution and illegal grabbing.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Court stays Sutki river restoration order after Daily Star report

A Habiganj district judge's court has stayed the restoration order of Sutki river.
8 April 2022, 15:37 PM

Rain likely in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet; Dhaka to remain dry: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at one or two places in the country during the next 24 hours commencing around 9am today.
8 April 2022, 06:45 AM

Record 14,001 MW electricity generated in the country

The country has generated 14,001 megawatts of electricity which broke all the records of electricity production in the country past.
7 April 2022, 19:22 PM

Rain, thundershower likely in 3 divisions over next 24 hours

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted rain or thundershowers in three divisions in the next 24 hours.
7 April 2022, 05:53 AM

Flash floods hit haor region: Desperate farmers try to save half-ripe crops

The government invests a significant amount of public money to construct and repair levees in the haor areas of the country’s north-eastern districts to protect the Boro harvest from the flash floods.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Microplastics found in human lungs for the first time

Scientists have discovered microplastics in live human lungs for the first time.
6 April 2022, 14:51 PM

Stone crushing in Sunamganj: BELA serves legal notice on several govt bodies

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) today served a legal notice against six ministries, one commission and 14 other government bodies over illegal stone crushing in Sunamganj.
6 April 2022, 12:05 PM

‘Dhaka rivers will be pollution-free before Bangabandhu's next birthday'

National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) Chairman Dr Manjur Ahmed Chowdhury today said that all rivers surrounding the capital will be pollution-free before the next birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
6 April 2022, 11:58 AM

Relief from gas shortage? Extraction begins in 3 Bibiana wells after 3 days

Three days into the acute gas crisis in Dhaka, gas extraction has started from three wells in the largest gas field Bibiana.
5 April 2022, 06:34 AM