Cyclone 'Dana' intensifies in Bay of Bengal, may impact Bangladesh's Sundarbans

Maritime ports advised to hoist distant warning signal no 2
23 October 2024, 07:37 AM

DoE cancels report recommending to lift sand from forestland

The Department of Environment (DoE) cancelled the inspection report recommending to lift sand from a reserve forest in Chattogram today, two days after The Daily Star published a story titled “Forestland given away for illegal sand lifting”
22 October 2024, 12:56 PM
22 October 2024, 12:39 PM

Maritime ports advised to hoist cautionary signal 1

The depression may continue to move west-northwest, intensify, and turn into a cyclone. If it turns into a cyclone, it will be named "Dana"
22 October 2024, 09:02 AM

Dhaka's air quality 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at 9:00am today
22 October 2024, 04:42 AM

Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba: president

Hurricane Oscar left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend during a major power blackout, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Monday
22 October 2024, 02:24 AM

Cyclone Dana likely to make landfall on Oct 24

Low expected to develop into a cyclonic storm by October 23
21 October 2024, 14:26 PM

Low-pressure in Bay may develop into cyclone: BMD

Meteorologist says residents in the northern regions might begin to feel the chill by mid-November, while those in Dhaka may have to wait until the end of the month
21 October 2024, 10:43 AM

UN biodiversity summit opens with call for 'significant' funding

Guterres highlighted that destroying nature increases conflict, hunger and disease, fuels poverty and negatively impacts economic growth.
21 October 2024, 04:18 AM

Ensure good governance for water management: speakers

Good governance will have to be ensured based on accountability and transparency on water supply and sewerage management to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals, said the speakers at a meeting today
20 October 2024, 13:35 PM

Bhavadah’s flood victims grapple with loan payments

Achinto Mandal, a resident of Danga Mashiahati village under Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila, borrowed Tk 1,20,000 from a bank and Tk 80,000 from a non-government organisation for fish farming
20 October 2024, 13:27 PM

Low pressure likely to form over Bay, weather remains mostly dry

A low-pressure area is expected to form over the East-Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman Sea within the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00am today
20 October 2024, 08:25 AM

Supply crunch hikes veggie prices in Rangpur division

Prices of vegetables and leafy greens have escalated in markets across Rangpur division due to disruption in supply following recent heavy rains
19 October 2024, 14:39 PM

Low pressure likely to form in Bay on Tuesday: BMD

A low pressure is likely to form over the central Bay of Bengal around Tuesday, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said
19 October 2024, 07:52 AM

Stone crushing business on riverbank threatens Narsunda river

A stone business hub set up along the banks of the Narsunda River in Mymensingh’s Targhat area has raised serious concerns over the river’s ecological health
18 October 2024, 14:14 PM

Nature Quest

PERILS OF PLASTIC... A torn up plastic bag floats over the coral reef a few feet under the Bay of Bengal in Saint Martin’s Island.
17 October 2024, 18:35 PM

Bridge on Mahadeo river damaged in Netrakona

The Nallapara Rasur (Loichha) Bridge on Mahadeo river in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila sustained significant damages in the recent flash floods
17 October 2024, 15:02 PM

Sawfish in Bangladesh: Safeguarding a species from the brink of extinction

With the recent research findings of an increased number of endangered Bengal tigers in Bangladesh's Sundarbans, many of us are now hopeful that this majestic creature might survive for generations to come. But what about the critically endangered sawfish that inhabit our waters, whose populatio
17 October 2024, 12:36 PM

Low-pressure area turns into depression over Bay

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department yesterday reported that the well-marked low-pressure area over the southwestern Bay of Bengal and the adjacent southeastern Bay has strengthened into a depression.
16 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Teka river encroachment hinders flow of 27 Bhavadah swamps

Rampant illegal encroachment has left Teka river, located between Abhaynagar and Manirampur upazilas of Jashore, on deathbed
16 October 2024, 15:04 PM