Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
AFP, Kuching
4 September 2026 Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
Reuters, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
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4 September 2026 Wildlife

As our rivers lie dying

Two major riverbanks on the capital’s outskirts remain at the mercy of illegal encroachers, and the only action the government has taken over the last decade is preparing lists of the grabbers,  without taking any action against them.
16 October 2021

3 killed in moderately strong Bali earthquake

Three people were killed and another seven were injured when a moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia’s resort island of Bali early Saturday.
16 October 2021

2 poachers held with deer hides in Bagerhat

Members of Rapid Action Battalion said they arrested two poachers with hides of 18 deer from a market in Bagerhat Sadar upazila.
15 October 2021

25 venomous snakes seized

The forest department in a drive seized at least 25 venomous snakes from the house of a snake charmer in Rangabali upazila on Wednesday.
14 October 2021

Poisoned, in their habitat

Dozens of monkeys died in Moheshkhali forest on Tuesday after eating poisoned bananas placed as a trap by a local farmer who encroached upon the forest to cultivate his crop.
13 October 2021

Authorities yet to act as dolphins getting caught in nets in Jamuna

Dolphins are getting caught in fishing nets in the Jamuna river, in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj. Authorities at fisheries department, however, say they are not aware of this.
13 October 2021

50 monkeys poisoned to death in Cox’s Bazar, say locals

At least 50 wild monkeys were poisoned to death in Maheskhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar yesterday, locals said.
13 October 2021

Typhoon forces Hong Kong to close schools, stock market

Hong Kong suspended classes, stock market trading and government services as a typhoon passed south of the city Wednesday.
13 October 2021

ADB boosts 2019-2030 climate financing target to $100b

The Asian Development Bank's will boost its climate financing goals by $20 billion to a new target of $100 billion for the 2019-2030 period and aims to launch its concept for retiring coal-fired power plants at the COP26 climate conference in Scotland next month, the lender's chief said on Tuesday.
13 October 2021

Tropical cyclone hits Philippines, 9 dead so far

Nine people have been killed in the Philippines and 11 were missing on Tuesday due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rain from tropical cyclone Kompasu, the national disaster agency said.
12 October 2021

Storks find friends and foes at Ashurhat

Over the years, Ashurhat in Jhenidah’s Shailakupa upazila has become a haven for the Shamuk Bhanga or Asian openbill storks.
11 October 2021

Damaged Bridge: 20 indigenous families face isolation

Heavy rains followed by strong current in a creek between two hillocks -- in Satchhari National Park under Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj -- severely damaged a walk bridge and cut off at least 20 families of Tripura community from markets and localities since last week.
11 October 2021

Bangladesh will reduce 89.47m tons CO2 emission by 2030: Minister

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said Bangladesh will reduce 89.47 million tons CO2 emission by 2030.
11 October 2021

Step up on climate: German companies urge upcoming govt

Dozens of large German companies have urged the country's next government to put in place ambitious policies to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord.
11 October 2021

12kg LPG cylinder price rises 22% to Tk 1,259

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by 22 per cent to Tk 1,259 for every 12kg LPG cylinder.
10 October 2021

Sand, Stone From Meghalaya: Carried by flash flood, damaging cropland

It was a rainy night in July 2008. Residents of some bordering villages in Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila heard a sound of landslide coming from a hill across the border.
8 October 2021

Aryan Khan’s bail plea rejected, to remain in custody

The Mumbai Magistrate court refused to grant bail to Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and two others, in relation to a drugs seizure case.
8 October 2021

Climate Change Fallout: It’s causing infectious diseases more

Distinct weather variations like hotter and longer summers, warmer winters and extended monsoon are leading to an increase in infectious diseases in Bangladesh, reveals a World Bank report released yesterday.
7 October 2021

The trifecta of disaster

The Nabinagar-Chandra highway is one of the busiest highways in the country. But with result of indiscriminate garbage dumping along Ashulia’s Palli Bidyut to Baroipara area, the area has become hazardous for both traffic movement, commuters, and locals.
7 October 2021

Climate change affecting physical, mental health of Bangladeshis: World Bank

Weather variations in Bangladesh, caused by climate change, is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report. 
7 October 2021