Amid US doubt, UN chief says climate deal essential, 'get on board'

Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argues, as US President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the Paris climate deal.
31 May 2017, 05:06 AM

Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO

Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization says, also warning of the dire environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste.
30 May 2017, 15:47 PM

5 devastating cyclones in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, the delta country, has been in the line of a few devastating tropical cyclones. Here we take a look back at some of the worst tropical cyclones to have hit the country.
30 May 2017, 10:41 AM

US may put emergency tariffs on solar imports

The United States has notified the other 163 members of the World Trade Organization that it is considering putting emergency "safeguard" tariffs on imported solar cells, according to a WTO filing published on Monday.
30 May 2017, 09:40 AM

Signal 7 at maritime ports as Cyclone Mora nears

Maritime ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar have been advised to hoist danger signal number seven while Mongla and Payra ports signal number five as cyclonic storm “Mora” heads towards Bangladesh’s coasts.
29 May 2017, 04:17 AM

Trump rows shadow 'toughest G7 in years'

G7 leaders hold annual summit talks with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism.
26 May 2017, 12:08 PM

Elephant blocks road playing football

Hilarious footage from Assam, India, captures the moment a young elephant decides to block a public road for nearly THIRTY minutes to practice football.
25 May 2017, 07:00 AM

Haor disaster: No water experts came up with the truth, minister alleges

Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud alleges that no water experts upheld the truth about the haor disaster. He also accused the mass media of not providing accurate information in this regard.
24 May 2017, 08:03 AM

Dramatic video shows sea lion dragging girl underwater

A college student shares a startling video of a sea lion snatching a girl off a dock and yanking her into the water on Canada’s West Coast.
22 May 2017, 06:02 AM

Thill bamboo is supremely delicious, you can tell by checking out this panda

Adorable panda in Taipei Zoo can't get enough thill bamboo. Taiwan's first native-born panda cub Yuan Zai has been enjoying a new item on its menu.
17 May 2017, 06:51 AM

Irish beach reappears 33 years after vanishing into Atlantic Ocean

A beach that was swept away more than 30 years ago from a remote island off the west coast of Ireland reappears after thousands of tons of sand were deposited on top of the rocky coastline.
9 May 2017, 07:10 AM

The Krishnachuras are here, and they are lovely

Red and orange are beckoning hearts at the streets at the eleventh hour of Baishakh, and the Krishnachuras are starting to bloom with all its vigour. It is nearing Jaishtha in Bangla calendar, the second month of summer; and it is now the bloom of spring chooses to unravel itself.
6 May 2017, 14:08 PM

Climate science: Bad news gets worse

As UN negotiators meet in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher.
6 May 2017, 05:09 AM

700 people worked 70 days to revive an Indian ‘dead’ river

Kuttemperoor river, after being subjected to years of severe pollution and illegal sand mining, had almost vanished into obscurity until last year.
5 May 2017, 04:46 AM

Watch these crabs make yearly journey from forest to sea in Cuba

Cuba's Bay of Pigs has been invaded again, this time not by US-backed anti-Castro forces, but by millions of red, yellow and black landcrabs.
3 May 2017, 06:06 AM

Urban farming flourishes in New York

The urban farm craze is finding fertile ground in New York, where 10 young entrepreneurs are learning to grow greens and herbs without soil, bathed in an indoor, psychedelic light.
2 May 2017, 07:06 AM

Endangered rhino joins dating app Tinder

Like many guys using the Tinder dating app, Sudan loves the outdoors and travels widely. The catch: he's the world's last male white northern rhino and desperately needs to mate.
26 April 2017, 08:46 AM

‘50 tonnes fish died in Sunamganj haors so far’

As dead fishes and ducks continue to surface in the haors of Sunamganj, a fisheries department official says that 50 tonnes of fish have died so far.
22 April 2017, 07:00 AM

Ocean garbage can power homes

Mr Trash Wheel is a solar and water powered trash cleaner that keeps garbage from reaching the ocean and then converts it to energy, according to CNN.
17 April 2017, 07:08 AM

G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy

G7 energy ministers fail to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change after the United States express reservations, an Italian minister says.
10 April 2017, 13:54 PM