Job scarcity, climate change driving up internal migration

Around 71 percent of internal migrant workers in Bangladesh migrate due to livelihood challenges or a lack of job opportunities, while 69 percent are driven by lower wages, according to a new survey revealed yesterday.
30 November 2024, 18:00 PM

No more IPP in power sector with govt guarantee to buy electricity: adviser

He says no alternative to renewable energy as it’s a compulsion
30 November 2024, 13:52 PM

Newly appointed BERC member Gias Uddin resigns

Gias Uddin Zoarder, a newly appointed member of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, has resigned against the backdrop of media reports on his alleged involvement in corruption..According to official sources, Gias Uddin Zoarder, a former top official of the Dhaka Power Distribution Com
30 November 2024, 12:43 PM

Gas supply to remain off for 10 hrs in parts of Dhaka tomorrow

Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours tomorrow in different areas in the capital for emergency works in gas pipeline
30 November 2024, 12:36 PM

Anti-Polythene drive: Tk 19 lakh fine imposed since November 3

The government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.
29 November 2024, 20:07 PM

Plastic management goals must be realistic: speakers

Combating plastic pollution requires practical, collaborative solutions, said speakers at the roundtable yesterday
29 November 2024, 12:02 PM

Fish of all waters

small goby fish spotted near a coral in the Bay of Bengal.
28 November 2024, 20:11 PM

Integrated plan necessary for eco-friendly tourism development: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasised the need for implementing integrated planning to ensure eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection
28 November 2024, 11:50 AM

Panchagarh shivers as temperature drops to 12.2°C

Despite some sunshine breaking through the morning fog, residents struggled with the chill
28 November 2024, 05:57 AM

Gas supply to remain suspended for 12 hours in Dhaka EPZ, adjacent areas

Gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours from 6:00pm tomorrow in different areas under Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) and Nabinagar-Chandra area for emergency works in gas pipeline
27 November 2024, 09:56 AM

To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay

The Philippines, with a population of 120 million, generates some 1.7 million metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste a year, according to the World Bank.
27 November 2024, 04:21 AM

Govt directed to conduct inquiry, form committee

The High Court, in the full text of an order, issued three directives over the government's electricity purchase deal with India's Adani Power Limited in 2017.
26 November 2024, 22:00 PM

HC stays lease of forest land at Sonadia island, orders to protect them

The High Court today stayed a lease agreement for allocating 8001 acres of forest land and 2,712 acres of ecologically critical area (ECA) at Sonadia island in Cox’s Bazar
26 November 2024, 13:16 PM

3 acres of forest land recovered in Gazipur

Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila this afternoon
25 November 2024, 14:48 PM

Well-marked low in Bay likely to intensify further: BMD

The well-marked low that formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean yesterday still persists.
25 November 2024, 06:09 AM

Dhaka's air quality 3rd worst in the world this morning

Today's air was classified as 'very unhealthy'
25 November 2024, 04:10 AM

Plastics: lifesaver turned environmental threat

Since appearing in the 19th century, plastic has undergone many reinventions.
25 November 2024, 03:38 AM

Low pressure over Bay likely to turn into depression: IMD

The low pressure over east equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression over parts of south Bay tomorrow
24 November 2024, 16:47 PM

Low pressure in Bay turns into well-marked low

The well-marked low is likely to intensify further, BMD said in its morning weather bulletin
24 November 2024, 06:07 AM

Australia protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 170 arrested

New South Wales police said 170 protesters were arrested on Sunday for refusing to move from the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle.
24 November 2024, 05:55 AM