A fire broke out in the Sundarbans early yesterday but no water could be sprayed on the blaze even after 12 hours due to the lack of a nearby water source.

Protest reach 100 days

Experts say that due to the pollution, oxygen levels in most parts of the river have dropped to the point where aquatic life can no longer survive.

Nearly 3 crore people in 19 districts lack access to drinking water

Rain and thunderstorms are likely in different districts, including the capital Dhaka, today and tomorrow

Police arrested Ziaur Rahman, 35, a farmer of Somoschura area, for laying out electric wire

The programme, held today at the mangrove forest of Mongla Government College, called for an immediate ban on the use of poison in rivers and canals, an end to deer poaching, and the cancellation of all forest-destroying projects

A silver-breasted broadbill, one of the most elusive yet mesmerising birds in the region, spotted in the Fatikchhari Hazarikhil Sanctuary.

Temperature likely to decrease slightly

The High Court today directed the authorities not to proceed with the tender process for establishing a third LNG terminal at Maheshkhali in the Bay of Bengal until its further order

Clearing major canals, dredging silt from 10 canals can help ease waterlogging, they say

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet

This unchecked human activity is altering the riverbed, leading to significant water pollution and riverbank erosion, while also jeopardising the reproduction of aquatic species

"If you cannot create an ocean, a forest, or a mountain, you have no right to destroy those," Rizwana said.

The discovery called into question long-held assumptions about the origins of life on Earth

Following the meeting, authorities removed nail-attached billboards and festoons from key locations

These include the century-old Hathbaria Zamindar Palace, Hathbaria temple, and Nam Ghat (also known as Badha Ghat) on the bank of Chitra river, among others

Over years of use and lack of maintenance, the bridge's iron pillars have become rusty while the wooden planks used for its deck have become loose, making it no longer fit for movement of people and vehicles

Medical college students have demanded that the price of each cigarette stick be set at a minimum of Tk 9 to make it unaffordable for children, adolescents, and young people

Winter has passed, and spring is in full bloom at Jahangirnagar University.