Garbage dump along Kapasia school wall makes attending classes unbearable
Our Correspondent, Gazipur
8 June 2026, 20:19 PM Environment
Flood Forecasting warns of heavy rainfall, rising rivers in north, northeast
Our Correspondent, Bogura
8 June 2026, 19:25 PM Weather
5.3 earthquake in Bhutan felt in Bangladesh
Star Online Report
7 June 2026, 23:52 PM Natural disaster
Forest Department launches clean‑up drive in Lawachhara
Our Correspondent, Moulvibazar
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM Environment
Cut renewable energy equipment taxes to 1%
Staff Correspondent
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM Environment
65% people spared from power tariff hike: Info minister
Star Online Report
6 June 2026, 21:43 PM Energy

Fuel prices cut by Tk 1 per litre

Tk 104 for diesel and kerosene, Tk 121 for petrol, and Tk 125 for octane
30 April 2025, 14:18 PM

Climate justice no longer a deferred ideal, but a constitutional imperative: CJ

"This is not merely a climate crisis. It is a justice crisis"
29 April 2025, 13:41 PM

Rare Asiatic black bear spotted with cubs in Habiganj's Telmachara

Also known as the moon bear, it is critically endangered in Bangladesh
29 April 2025, 12:13 PM

HC issues rule to curb air pollution

The HC bench of Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque and Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua issued the rule after hearing a writ petition
27 April 2025, 18:17 PM

DNCC authority urges city dwellers not to throw garbage haphazardly

"I urge all of you not to throw wastages indiscriminately… You please keep your society clean," the DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz said
27 April 2025, 13:38 PM

Govt forms 8-member probe body over grid failure

Buet Pro-Vice Chancellor Abdul Hasib Chowdhury will head the committee.
27 April 2025, 10:34 AM

Power grid failure causes outage across 21 districts

According to the Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, the situation has since returned to normal
26 April 2025, 15:20 PM

Mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over parts of country

Dhaka's maximum temperature yesterday was 35.6 degrees Celsius
25 April 2025, 08:00 AM

Rare slow loris rescued in Sreemangal

A rare slow loris was rescued from a dog attack in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar yesterday.
24 April 2025, 20:36 PM

Arrest warrant issued against Bodi, 18 other hotel owners

Senior Judicial Magistrate Asad Uddin Md Asif issued the warrants after taking into cognisance a charge sheet submitted by the Department of Environment (DoE)
24 April 2025, 19:26 PM

Phantom of the sea …

Phantom of the sea …  A leopard eel, also known as honeycomb moray or “chitah bagh machh” in Bangladesh, was recently spotted off Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal -- a rare sighting, as little is known about their presence here.
24 April 2025, 18:01 PM

12,000-acre forest land being reclaimed: Rizwana

She said the rivers, forests and sea beaches in Cox's Bazar will be freed from encroachment
24 April 2025, 14:33 PM
22 April 2025, 18:27 PM

No new industrial units within 10km of Sundarbans ECA

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will soon issue a gazette notification in this regard, officials said today
21 April 2025, 18:01 PM

8-foot-long python rescued in Bagerhat

The python was later released into the Sundarbans
20 April 2025, 15:44 PM

JU resumes felling trees for building constructions, students protest

Over 1,000 trees have reportedly been felled under the project so far
20 April 2025, 15:35 PM

Leasing system must end in haor regions: fisheries adviser

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today called for an end to the leasing system in the country’s haor (wetland) areas..She said that no haor should be leased out, as these water bodies belong to the local communities and their rights must be protected..“A discriminatory s
19 April 2025, 16:01 PM

Govt to distribute jute bags at subsidised rates: Rizwana

Rizwana also called upon DU to declare its campus free from single-use plastics and noise pollution
19 April 2025, 14:21 PM

Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 173 at 9:05am today
19 April 2025, 03:24 AM

2 land in jail for stealing lemurs from Gazipur Safari Park

The accused are Jahirul Islam and Nipen Mahmud
18 April 2025, 22:04 PM