Rajshahi records season’s highest temperature at 40°C
8 hour(s) ago
Weather
Heatwave grips parts of Bangladesh, no immediate spread expected
11 hour(s) ago
Climate crisis
WDB warns of possible early flood, advises immediate harvest in Sunamganj
21 April 2026, 21:03 PM
Natural disaster
Rajshahi residents struggle amid heatwave and power outages
21 April 2026, 20:07 PM
Environment
Moheshkhali LNG terminal back online after brief disruption
21 April 2026, 13:39 PM
Energy
LNG disruption cuts gas supply by 15% amid ongoing fuel crunch
21 April 2026, 11:46 AM
Energy
5.2-magnitude quake in India’s Manipur jolts parts of Bangladesh
21 April 2026, 09:36 AM
Natural disaster
Info minister blames previous regime’s policies for ongoing energy crisis
20 April 2026, 16:56 PM
Energy
Temperatures set to rise as scattered rain likely across country: Met office
20 April 2026, 15:21 PM
Weather
12kg LPG bottle now Tk 1,940
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Wildlife trafficking poses high virus risks in 6 Asian countries: report
Wildlife traffickers not only threaten these species with extinction, but also are supplying a direct threat to wider human populations, according to a report titled “Wildlife Trafficking in Asia: Evolution, Trajectory and Ways to Stop it” by Freeland, a counter-trafficking organisation.
11 February 2020, 19:29 PM
SC clears way for government to recover Turag river land
The Supreme Court clears the way for the government to recover the land of Turag river from illegal possession of Nishut Jute Mills Ltd of Hameem Group, and Hossain Dyeing and Printing Mills Ltd of Anwar Group.
4 February 2020, 13:15 PM
Masterplan drafted to curb river pollution: Water resources state minister
State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruque tells parliament that the government has taken an initiative to formulate a masterplan for curbing river pollution across the country.
3 February 2020, 15:53 PM
Two-day census finds nearly 40,000 water birds at Hakaluki haor
A bird census conducted for two days at Hakaluki haor in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar found nearly forty-thousand water birds in and around the expansive wetland.
30 January 2020, 11:30 AM
PM urges dev partners to limit conditions when providing support
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks more support from development partners to maintain the country’s development spree and make it sustainable, urging them not to impose so many conditions in this regard.
29 January 2020, 08:17 AM
Malaysia sending back plastic waste to Bangladesh
Malaysia is sending back a container full of plastic waste to Bangladesh. The authorities are sending back a total of 150 containers imported from 13 countries including Bangladesh as the consignment had non-recyclable plastic.
21 January 2020, 13:12 PM
Black vulture rescued in Gaibandha
With help of locals, police rescue a black vulture from Ramchandrapur union under Sadar upazila in Gaibandha.
21 January 2020, 07:36 AM
Risking lives to rescue horses in Philippine volcano 'no man's land'
The horses were still caked in grey ash as they stepped off the boat, lucky beneficiaries of a risky rescue mission to ground zero of the Philippines' Taal volcano eruption.
16 January 2020, 07:28 AM
Electrocution of monkeys: Legal notice seeks removal of livewire from Mymensingh forest
People for Animal Welfare (PAW), an organisation dedicated to welfare of street animals, has served a legal notice to Bangladesh Forest Department and Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board after overhead electrical power lines installed inside Mymensingh’s Santoshpur Reserve Forest injured and killed monkeys in the forest.
9 January 2020, 08:31 AM
Of bushfires, Bangladesh and climate change
Every Bangladeshi living overseas is used to having their motherland associated with natural disasters, namely floods and cyclones. This can feel humiliating at times. It is the expatriates’ burden to perpetually challenge the sometimes negative, international image of Bangladesh.
7 January 2020, 07:18 AM
Cold wave to continue for 3-4 days
The cold wave coursing through the country is likely to continue for another three to four days especially over the northwestern districts extending up to Dhaka, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s latest forecast.
7 January 2020, 05:17 AM
Govt shuts down illegal brick kilns in 5 districts: DoE
The government shuts down all illegal brick kilns in five districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, and Manikganj in line with a High Court directive.
6 January 2020, 14:14 PM
Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change
Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change as countries failed to reach any consensus on ways to implement the Paris Agreement in the latest COP25 conference, civil society members say.
4 January 2020, 09:46 AM
Don’t allot lands for any purpose that damages forest: HC
The High Court observes that any notified forest area, no matter whether it is declared reserved forest or not, cannot be allocated or leased for any purpose that damages the country’s forest.
2 January 2020, 09:11 AM
Military moves in to help mass-scale evacuation from Australian bushfires
Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia's east coast on Wednesday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters planned missions to rescue thousands more trapped by the blazes.
2 January 2020, 05:10 AM
Rain likely across country on Thursday, Friday
Rain is likely to occur across the country, including the capital, on Thursday and Friday, says Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
31 December 2019, 05:16 AM
An effective platform for branding Bangladesh
The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended just days ago.
25 December 2019, 18:00 PM
5 Himalayan vultures rescued in Gaibandha
Five Himalayan Vultures are rescued at a village in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha.
25 December 2019, 16:05 PM
Air pollution: Tanneries burning leather wastes at Dhaleshwari
For last two years the authorities of Tannery Industrial Estate are polluting the Dhaleshwari river dumping liquid waste as their effluent treatment plant is not ready yet, now they are also polluting air by burning leather wastes in the bank of the Dhaleshwari.
21 December 2019, 05:26 AM
Nights to become more chilly: Met office
A mild cold wave is sweeping over parts of the country with a forecast of a slight fall in temperatures in the night.
19 December 2019, 06:18 AM