Rajshahi records season’s highest temperature at 40°C
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22 April 2026, 19:56 PM Weather
Heatwave grips parts of Bangladesh, no immediate spread expected
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22 April 2026, 16:24 PM Climate crisis
WDB warns of possible early flood, advises immediate harvest in Sunamganj
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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

‘Red alert’ in Sundarbans against poaching

Forest officers issue a “red alert” in Sundarbans forest against poaching to protect wildlife for the overflow of tourists in Eid season.
3 June 2019, 05:35 AM

Pygmy elephant found hurt in oil palm estate being nursed back to health

A juvenile pygmy elephant found injured in an oil palm plantation nearly two weeks ago is being treated by wildlife rangers and vets in Sabah's central Telupid district.
2 June 2019, 05:56 AM

Allocate Tk 1000cr for climate action: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today demanded allocation of Tk 1000 crore in the next budget to combat the impact of climate change.
1 June 2019, 11:27 AM

Bangladesh among countries with highest antibiotic river pollution: Study

Bangladesh is among the countries with the highest levels of antibiotic river pollution along with Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan and Nigeria, a study revealed yesterday.
28 May 2019, 04:47 AM

Sea dragons captivate visitors at California aquarium

At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, translucent fins start to flutter, sending the creature gliding through the water like something from a fairy tale.
23 May 2019, 06:58 AM

Illegal ozone-depleting gases traced to China: study

Industries in northeastern China have spewed large quantities of an ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere in violation of an international treaty, scientists say.
23 May 2019, 04:57 AM

In climate change-hit Bangladesh, hospital boats keep healthcare afloat

Living on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh, several hours from the nearest hospital, Abdul Jalil believed he was destined to die blind. That changed earlier this month when the 67-year-oldunderwent free cataract surgery on a ship moored next to his home.
22 May 2019, 05:22 AM

Trump’s EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states

Susan Holmes’ home, corner store and roadside beef jerky stand are right off Oklahoma Highway 31, putting them in the path of trucks hauling ash and waste from a power plant that burns the high-sulfur coal mined near this small town.
20 May 2019, 05:46 AM

Crocodile Juliet lays 34 eggs in Karamjal

Juliet, the female crocodile of Karamjol Wildlife Rescue Center of Sundarban, lays 34 eggs.
18 May 2019, 13:56 PM

Conservatives keep power in 'miracle' Australia election victory

Australia's ruling conservative coalition defies expectations to retain power in national elections, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to declare: "I have always believed in miracles!"
18 May 2019, 04:18 AM

All 32 Batagur baska babies hatch at Karamjal

All 32 eggs of Batagur baska, a critically endangered northern river terrapin, have hatched at Karamjal wildlife breeding centre in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
17 May 2019, 05:56 AM

Rare 'Batagur Baska' hatched in Sundarban’s Karamjal

Wildlife conservation efforts always involve immense patience and resilience and takes a long time to show any tangible progress. On the morning of May 16, conservationist and forest department officials at the wildlife breeding centre in Karamjal of East Sundarbans woke up to see some of the conservation efforts producing results.
16 May 2019, 10:08 AM

'Super corals' give glimmer of hope for world's dying reefs

Hawaiian "super corals" that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying reefs across the world could be saved, a new study says.
16 May 2019, 05:52 AM

City corporation negligent in curbing pollution: HC

Dhaka city corporation authorities are negligent in curbing pollution and mosquito menace, the High Court says in an observation.
15 May 2019, 07:08 AM

Trash found littering ocean floor in deepest-ever sub dive

On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor and explorer finds something he could have found in the gutter of nearly any street in the world: trash.
14 May 2019, 12:02 PM

415.26 parts per million: CO2 levels hit historic high

Scientists in the United States have detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since records began, sounding new alarm over the relentless rise of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.
14 May 2019, 08:57 AM

We are still losing the battle: Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says climate change is moving to the centre stage at the United Nations, three years after the Paris agreement went into force, terming it “the defining issue of our time”.
12 May 2019, 07:56 AM

37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released

Animal rights groups on Saturday cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China in a small victory for efforts to save the country’s endangered species.
11 May 2019, 07:56 AM

180 nations agree UN deal to regulate export of plastic waste

Around 180 governments have agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the export of plastic waste, some eight million tonnes of which ends up in the oceans each year, organisers say.
11 May 2019, 05:26 AM

Cyclone Fani and global climate change

The temperature of the Earth changes over geologic time. During periods of glaciation, it was about five degrees Celsius cooler and in the interglacial period about five degrees warmer.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM