Govt may go to international court over ‘abnormally priced’ Adani Power deal
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Energy
12kg LPG cylinder price jumps by Tk 387
5 hour(s) ago
Energy
Sylhet petrol pumps resume operations
9 hour(s) ago
Energy
Fuel crisis deepens in Thakurgaon, bikers queue for hours
1 April 2026, 22:02 PM
Energy
US signals openness to Bangladesh’s request for waiver on Russian fuel
1 April 2026, 20:35 PM
Energy
Securing Bangladesh’s energy future
1 April 2026, 19:34 PM
Business
Man sentenced to jail in Panchagarh for hoarding and overcharging petrol
1 April 2026, 14:04 PM
Energy
Rooppur nuclear plant delayed as fuel loading awaits clearance
1 April 2026, 13:23 PM
Energy
Six villages flooded, cropland submerged in Mymensingh
31 March 2026, 18:47 PM
Natural disaster
Some interim govt advisers acted as corporate lobbyists for foreign firms: Anu Muhammad
31 March 2026, 18:26 PM
Energy
SC bans use of single-use plastic, poly bags at restaurants on court premises
The Supreme Court administration has ordered to stop the use of listed single-use plastic and banned polythene bags at the hotels and restaurants located on the Supreme Court and all other court premises
3 November 2024, 19:14 PM
No one has right to grab canals, rivers
Canals and rivers are national assets and no one has the right to grab and pollute those, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.
1 November 2024, 19:13 PM
Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts
Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM
Elephant found dead in Sherpur
A wild elephant was found dead in Batkuchi Tilapara area of Madhutila Eco Park near Nalitabari border in Sherpur on Thursday night.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM
Polybag producers to face action from tomorrow
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change along with the Department of Environment conducted a monitoring drive yesterday morning in an effort to curb the use of banned polythene shopping bags.
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM
For birds, for environment
Batighar Adarsha Pathagar, a voluntary organisation, recently installed more than a hundred earthen pots on trees in the municipal park and neighbouring
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM
'PAKHIR GRAM'
The Ashurhat village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila has become a haven for Asian Openbill Storks,
31 October 2024, 18:17 PM
Diesel, kerosene prices reduced by Tk 0.50 for November
The government has reduced diesel and kerosene prices by Tk 0.50 per litre for November while petrol and octane prices would remain the same
31 October 2024, 15:33 PM
Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit
While plenty have criticised the annual COP summit in the past, it is rare for any government to so totally dismiss the UN's premier climate talks.
31 October 2024, 04:09 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.
31 October 2024, 03:48 AM
Need global unity to address climate change
Says Rizwana
28 October 2024, 16:11 PM
Rising temperatures pose a threat to maternal, reproductive health: study
Rising global temperatures pose a severe threat to maternal and reproductive health by increasing the risks of pregnancy complications and losses, according to a new study
28 October 2024, 15:44 PM
HC questions legality of Ctg port authority’s law to fill river
The High Court today issued a rule questioning the legality of a law that has empowered the authorities concerned to fill Karnaphuli river in Chattogram
27 October 2024, 16:27 PM
‘Dissolve Lawachhara park’s co-management committee’
Speakers tell human chain programme
27 October 2024, 11:52 AM
Polybag ban to be imposed from Nov 1: Rizwana
She warned of potential actions against the manufacturers of this banned product
27 October 2024, 10:31 AM
Fossil fuel main driver of climate change: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said fossil fuel use is one of the main drivers of climate change
26 October 2024, 16:31 PM
National committee to protect oil-gas to hold countrywide rally Nov 4
National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port today announced to hold a countrywide rally on November 4 to press home its 6-point demands
26 October 2024, 12:53 PM
Climate finance will go in vain unless global warming kept in check
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has warned that if current policies continue, global temperatures could rise by a catastrophic 3.1°C by the end of this century
26 October 2024, 12:41 PM
Cyclone Dana sweeps India coastal areas, no casualty reported
The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" swept coastal areas of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal today since making landfall after midnight, toppling trees, snapping power lines and inundating some low-lying areas but no casualties were reported, officials said
25 October 2024, 06:09 AM
Cyclone Dana lashes Odisha
The severe cyclonic storm Dana early today slammed into Bhitarkanika and Dhamra coasts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha where authorities evacuated a million people to safety, shut schools, and suspended flight and train operations.
24 October 2024, 21:25 PM