Rajshahi records season’s highest temperature at 40°C
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Heatwave grips parts of Bangladesh, no immediate spread expected
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22 April 2026, 16:24 PM Climate crisis
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21 April 2026, 21:03 PM Natural disaster
Moheshkhali LNG terminal back online after brief disruption
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21 April 2026, 13:39 PM Energy
LNG disruption cuts gas supply by 15% amid ongoing fuel crunch
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21 April 2026, 11:46 AM Energy
5.2-magnitude quake in India’s Manipur jolts parts of Bangladesh
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21 April 2026, 09:36 AM Natural disaster
Info minister blames previous regime’s policies for ongoing energy crisis
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20 April 2026, 16:56 PM Energy
12kg LPG bottle now Tk 1,940
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh

G7 leaders vow 'concrete measures' over Amazon fires

G7 leaders gathering in France this weekend plan to hammer out "concrete measures" in response to the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest, putting them on a collision course with Brazil's rightwing leader.
23 August 2019, 14:59 PM

Brazil’s former environment head calls raging wildfires ‘crime against humanity’

Former Brazilian environment minister and presidential candidate Marina Silva terms the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest a “crime against humanity” and blames current policies for fueling the blazes.
23 August 2019, 09:02 AM

As Amazon burns, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro admits farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but tells foreign powers not to interfere.
23 August 2019, 04:31 AM

The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns

There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning.
22 August 2019, 14:03 PM

Asian Paper Mill ordered to shut for polluting Halda

The Environment department orders Asian Paper Mill to shut down for polluting a water body that drains into the Halda river in Chattogram.
18 August 2019, 08:49 AM

Do world leaders understand the consequences of the climate crisis?

Since the Industrial Revolution, we have created a hodgepodge of human systems that are at odds with natural systems that support them. In the process, we are pushing billions of people into a dystopian future by bequeathing them with a climate crisis.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Evidence of 'Herculean' parrot found in New Zealand

The remains of a super-sized parrot that stood more than half the height of an average human and roamed the earth 19 million years ago have been discovered in New Zealand.
7 August 2019, 04:53 AM

Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress

Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report.
6 August 2019, 04:48 AM

Illegal current net leaves dolphin dead in Pashur river

A Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica; locally known as shushuk) dies due to use of illegal current net for fishing in Pashru river in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.
2 August 2019, 10:18 AM

Common Sand Boa rescued in Bogura

Locals have rescued a snake called “Common Sand Boa” or “rough-tailed Sand Boa” from a village in Bogura Sadar.
1 August 2019, 12:11 PM

That river has rights: New strategy to protect planet

In a growing global movement, environmentalists are trying a new legal route to protect the planet - vesting rivers, reefs and threatened habitats with "rights of nature" that override the long-held human right to harm.
1 August 2019, 04:57 AM

22 pythons hatched in Srimangal zoo

A total of 22 python eggs have been hatched in a zoo of Sreemangal upazila of Moulviabzar. A python which was rescued in Dinajpur 22 years ago laid 35 eggs at the zoo of Bangladesh Bonyo Prani Sheba Foundation last month and since then the eggs were kept with the mother python, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.
17 July 2019, 11:52 AM

Power plant fined Tk 20 Lakh for dumping furnace oil in Halda

The power plant of Chattogram responsible for releasing untreated furnace oil to a nearby water body that connects to the Halda river is fined Tk 20 lakh for damaging the environment.
17 July 2019, 07:01 AM

Obligations of the Sinking Boatmen

Philosop-her and ecologist Garrett Hardin was well-known for proposing a notorious solution to climate change. He imagined a lifeboat with rooms for sixty people. Fifty people are already onboard and more unfortunate people are swimming in the ocean,
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM

12-year-old writes to Trump to stop sending waste

Aeshnina Azzahra, a 12-year-old from Gresik, East Java, writes to Trump complaining about the amount of waste US exports to Indonesia and urges him to stop the practice.
16 July 2019, 10:21 AM

Injured barking deer rescued in Chattogram

An injured barking deer has been rescued from Akbar Shah area of port city Chattogram. The deer was rescued from the locality.
16 July 2019, 10:10 AM

WB to help Bangladesh improve climate-smart growth: Georgieva

The World Bank (WB) reaffirms its continued support to Bangladesh to achieve the country’s vision of reaching an upper-middle income status through ensuring green growth, as the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva concluded a two-day visit.
11 July 2019, 14:42 PM

Eviction drive faces obstruction in Keraniganj; 5 hurt

A group miscreants attack a team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) during an eviction drive at Postogola along the Buriganga riverbank, leaving an executive magistrate and four members of the team injured.
11 July 2019, 08:22 AM

Dramatic warming projected in world's major cities by 2050

By the year 2050, London's climate will resemble Madrid's today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like Budapest and Moscow like Sofia, according to a new analysis published Wednesday that relied on optimistic projections.
11 July 2019, 05:45 AM

Academic world launches plan to tackle climate change

Thousands of universities around the world declare a "climate emergency" and commit themselves with the United Nations to fighting climate change, in an effort to mobilize their students.
11 July 2019, 04:25 AM