Nature Quest / A cup of 'sea'
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Wildlife
No Bangladeshi casualties reported in Nepal landslides: Embassy
27 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Explainer / Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know
26 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Bangladesh ready to help Nepal with relief, rescue efforts after deadly floods, mudslides: Foreign ministry
26 August 2026
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Diplomacy
Rain forecast across country, temperatures may fall slightly
26 August 2026
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Weather
After 12 days away, elephants Samrat and Niharkoli return to Gazipur Safari Park
25 August 2026
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Wildlife
250 endangered turtles rescued from alleged trafficking in Bhola
25 August 2026
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Wildlife
Strong winds of up to 60 kmph may hit six regions: BMD
25 August 2026
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Weather
World's first commercial CO2 'graveyard' opens in Norway
The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.
25 August 2025
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Myanmar-India border
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles)
22 August 2025
Flames beneath the waves
A stunning moonglow or burrowing anemone sways like a living flame in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.
21 August 2025
Dozens of houses destroyed as river erosion worsens in Jamalpur
Erosion by Old Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers has devoured at least 50 houses in Jamalpur's Bakshiganj upazila, said an official of Water Development Board (WDB).
21 August 2025
Govt clears purchase of three LNG cargoes for Oct
Spot market procurement approved to meet rising energy demand
19 August 2025
Floodwaters recede, but suffering of northern people persists
Strong currents left deep pits in homesteads and yards, while poultry, goats and cattle were washed away in several areas
16 August 2025
Teesta road bridge embankment partially collapses; 1,000 families at risk
Water levels of Teesta and Dudhkumar rivers start to drop
15 August 2025
Waltzing in the wetlands
A pheasant-tailed jacana, known as ‘jol moyur’ in Bangla, soars over a tranquil wetland in Chuadanga.
14 August 2025
Looted stones being restored at Sada Pathor
The district administration, during a joint operation in Bholaganj of Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila and parts of Sylhet city, has recovered over 35,000 cubic feet of stones previously looted from the Sada Pathor tourist spot.
14 August 2025
Drive underway in Demra to recover Sada Pathor looted from Bholaganj
Rab claims to have found Bholaganj’s white stone stored in seven warehouses
14 August 2025
Contractual workers of BPC companies stage protest in Ctg
Contractual workers of oil companies under the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) staged a protest in Chattogram today to press home their five-point demand..The demonstration took place from 11:00am to 2:00pm in front of the BPC head office in the Saltgola area..Over a hundred w
14 August 2025
Climate change made Nordic heatwave 2C hotter: study
The heatwave was intensified by the burning of fossil fuels, which release planet-heating carbon emissions, they said.
14 August 2025
Sada Pathor stripped bare
Bholaganj’s Sada Pathor, a broad, shallow stretch of the Dholai River where smooth white stones once lay against the backdrop of Meghalaya’s hills, has long been one of Sylhet’s top tourist attractions.
13 August 2025
Heavy rain, cautionary signals issued as low pressure forms over Bay
All fishing boats and trawlers in the north Bay and deep sea have been advised to remain close to shore and proceed with caution until further notice
13 August 2025
Teesta, Brahmaputra, other rivers swell, threatening floods in northern districts
Chars, riverside villages in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari inundated
13 August 2025
Experts urge Bangladesh to harness untapped marine resources
They were speaking at the launch of Ocean Centres Bangladesh, part of a global initiative hosted by the United Nations Global Compact and supported by the UK-based Lloyd's Register Foundation
12 August 2025
Teesta swells above danger mark, flood fears grip 5 northern districts
Padma in Rajshahi flowing 0.61m below the danger mark
12 August 2025
Homes, resorts in St Martin’s Island at risk as tidal surges erode land
Officials call for modern protection measures
12 August 2025
Wild elephants face alarming decline amid rising deaths, habitat loss
Conservationists say human activity underpins most of the fatalities
12 August 2025
HC halts leasing of 9 sand quarries in Cox’s Bazar forests
The High Court yesterday stayed leasing activities of nine Balu Mahals (sand quarries) located in and near reserved and protected forests of Cox's Bazar.
10 August 2025