Bangladesh recorded 29.4% less rainfall than normal in June
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Weather
Rains likely across country: BMD
1 July 2026, 12:16 PM
Weather
Flood situation improves in Kurigram as Dudhkumar water recedes
1 July 2026, 11:50 AM
Bangladesh
France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
30 June 2026, 19:38 PM
World
Another dead whale washes ashore at Kuakata in 26 days
30 June 2026, 12:28 PM
Wild Life
Dudhkumar dyke collapse worsens flood situation in Kurigram
30 June 2026, 11:20 AM
Bangladesh
Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
29 June 2026, 19:43 PM
Natural disaster
‘My little son cries through the night’: Load shedding torments Chattogram families
29 June 2026, 18:36 PM
Energy
Factories count losses as power cuts intensify in Gazipur
29 June 2026, 17:35 PM
Energy
BMD issues lightning, thundershower alerts for 6 districts
29 June 2026, 11:43 AM
Weather
Climate change may destroy Sundarbans’ tigers in 50 years: Study
A new study has warned that the Sundarbans' famed 'Royal Bengal Tigers' could be gone within 50 years, especially from the Bangladesh part, because of climate change.
14 February 2019, 07:50 AM
Elephants face 'time bomb' in Bangladesh
Standing atop an elephant watch-tower on the outskirts of the sprawling Rohingya refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, Nur Islam takes great pride in keeping his people safe.
7 February 2019, 18:00 PM
2018 was 4th warmest, but next 5yrs could break records
While 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, British meteorologists are predicting the next five years will be much hotter, maybe even record-breaking.
7 February 2019, 06:30 AM
Norway's Arctic islands at risk of "devastating" warming, says report
Icy Arctic islands north of Norway are warming faster than almost anywhere on Earth and more avalanches, rain and mud may cause "devastating" changes by 2100, a Norwegian report says.
5 February 2019, 04:56 AM
Crocodiles on streets as Australia's Queensland flooding worsens
Major flooding threatens several thousand homes in the Australian state of Queensland, forcing more than 1,100 people to be evacuated, after authorities opened up dam gates after days of torrential rains filled reservoirs to overflowing.
4 February 2019, 04:50 AM
NO POLLS, NO LOANS for river grabbers
River encroachers cannot run in any elections or get bank loans, the High Court has ordered, in efforts to save rivers from greedy grabbers.
The HC also ordered the government to make a list of every grabber in the country and publish the list in the media to expose them to the public.
3 February 2019, 06:53 AM
Leopard cub found inside passenger’s bag at Chennai airport
A month-old leopard cub is found inside the luggage of a passenger who flew into Chennai from Bangkok on a Thai Airways Flight on Saturday.
3 February 2019, 05:35 AM
Thai govt apologises for Bangkok’s hazardous smog
Thai government apologises to Bangkok citizens about the air pollution that continues to disrupt their daily lives and is threatening their health.
2 February 2019, 05:38 AM
Poachers poison 300 ducks in Moulvibazar
About 300 ducks die in poison traps set for migratory birds in Moulvibazar’s Barlekha.
1 February 2019, 12:01 PM
Power outages hit Sydney's beachside suburbs as temperatures soar
Power outages hit around 45,000 homes across Sydney's upmarket eastern suburbs as a forecast 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) heatwave hit the harbourside city, with media reports of people being trapped in lifts and one hospital losing power.
31 January 2019, 05:12 AM
Schools shut as toxic smog chokes Bangkok
Toxic smog forced hundreds of Bangkok schools to close yesterday, as authorities struggle to manage a pollution crisis that has stirred widespread health fears and taken on a political edge just weeks before elections.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Take actions against air polluters
The High Court (HC) yesterday ordered the director general (DG) of Department of Environment (DoE) to take steps to conduct mobile court twice a week against those responsible for air pollution in Dhaka.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Climate Change: Bangladesh seeks finance, tech transfer to vulnerable countries
Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Masud Bin Momen has called for providing financial resources and ensuring technology transfer to the vulnerable countries, including Bangladesh, to face the threats posed by climate change and related disasters.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Coca-Cola, Pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance
The bosses of Coca-Cola and Pepsi promise "huge progress" shall be made by 2030 to reduce plastic waste, which contaminates humans, wildlife, and oceans.
26 January 2019, 06:03 AM
Nuclear, climate threats keep Doomsday Clock close to apocalypse
The Doomsday Clock, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as an indicator of the world’s susceptibility to apocalypse, remains at two minutes to midnight for a second year running in what the scientists called a dangerous “new abnormal.”
25 January 2019, 04:37 AM
Climate Change: World 'losing the race'
The world is "losing the race" against climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned yesterday, demanding bolder action from governments to arrest runaway warming.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Unhappiness linked to poor air quality in China
Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels.
22 January 2019, 04:27 AM
China to step up fight on air pollution
China’s top environmental watchdog has vowed to succeed in air pollution control this year by enhancing the management of diesel-powered trucks while further reducing industrial emissions.
21 January 2019, 07:09 AM
10 get jail for catching wild birds for sale in Dhaka
A mobile court sends 10 people to jail for different terms for catching wild birds with net and selling them and two others for producing poultry feed with leather wastes from tanneries which were treated with toxic chemicals.
20 January 2019, 15:57 PM
Many coffee species threatened with extinction
Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half the world's wild coffee species at risk of extinction, including the popular commercial coffees Arabica and Robusta, scientists warn.
17 January 2019, 12:13 PM