IAEA team begins Rooppur inspection as plant enters operational phase
3 hour(s) ago
Energy
4.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh
12 June 2026, 00:40 AM
Natural disaster
Russia’s Rosatom suggests floating nuclear power unit for Bangladesh
10 June 2026, 22:39 PM
Energy
Padma Bridge Service Area-2 power bill down from Tk 5.21 lakh to Tk 75,714
10 June 2026, 15:05 PM
Energy
Middle East conflict could push Bangladesh’s subsidy needs up by Tk 42,600cr: Finance minister
9 June 2026, 17:03 PM
Energy
Garbage dump along Kapasia school wall makes attending classes unbearable
8 June 2026, 20:19 PM
Environment
Flood Forecasting warns of heavy rainfall, rising rivers in north, northeast
8 June 2026, 19:25 PM
Weather
5.3 earthquake in Bhutan felt in Bangladesh
7 June 2026, 23:52 PM
Natural disaster
Tk 350cr project planned to address waterlogging in Dhanmondi: Transport minister
7 June 2026, 18:10 PM
Environment
Forest Department launches clean‑up drive in Lawachhara
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Environment
Child mauled to death by dogs in Kishoreganj
A child died after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in Kishoreganj's Nikli upazila this afternoon
6 December 2024, 17:55 PM
Biplob Udyan: Once a green park now a food court
Locals and environmentalists say the park has been ruined in the name of modernisation, which started around six years ago
6 December 2024, 16:40 PM
Dhaka’s air quality world's worst this morning
Today's air was classified as "unhealthy", according to the AQI index.
6 December 2024, 05:28 AM
Birds of a feather
A flock of little Egrets, a small sized species of herons, soaring across the Dhaka sky. Little egrets are aquatic birds that are found in tropical parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe.
5 December 2024, 19:43 PM
PDB can save $1.2 billion a year by fixing core problems: IEEFA
The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid
4 December 2024, 05:01 AM
Rizwana calls for legal recognition for water, land
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan urged the global community for legal recognition of water, land, food, and the environment
3 December 2024, 15:39 PM
Blockade, vandalism protesting illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river
Locals blocked a highway and vandalised trucks, excavator, and pipes demanding to put an end to illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river in the Garabari Tarai area in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila this afternoon
3 December 2024, 14:18 PM
Land of Karnaphuli: HC issues contempt of court against 3 CPA officials
The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against three officials of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) including its Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, for initiating a process to give lease of Karnaphuli river land without complying with its order for preserving the land
3 December 2024, 13:41 PM
Chevron plans to invest in gas exploration, officials tell Yunus
The chief adviser highlighted key reforms undertaken by the interim government to ensure a better investment climate in the country.
3 December 2024, 12:23 PM
World Court to open climate change hearings
The hearings begin a week after developing nations denounced as woefully inadequate an agreement reached at the COP29 summit for countries to provide $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 to help poorer nations cope with climate change.
2 December 2024, 04:30 AM
BMD forecasts cold waves, fog in December
Rainfall is predicted to remain within normal levels for December
1 December 2024, 14:57 PM
Three killed as Cyclone Fengal pummels India's south
Cyclone Fengal made landfall late Saturday with sustained winds of 70-80 kilometres an hour (43-50 miles per hour).
1 December 2024, 07:35 AM
Tetulia records country’s lowest temperature today at 10.5°C
The northern districts, particularly Panchagarh, are experiencing biting cold as temperatures have hovered between 10.3°C and 13.4°C over the past six days
1 December 2024, 06:32 AM
Dhaka's air quality 5th worst in the world this morning
On the first workday of the week, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 193 at 8:50am this morning
1 December 2024, 04:04 AM
Cyclone ‘Fengal’ over Bay
Dhaka city experienced a light drizzle yesterday evening due to the impacts of the cyclone “Fengal” (pronounced Feinjal) formed over the Bay of Bengal, according to an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
30 November 2024, 20:04 PM
Power sector’s indemnity act repealed at last
The government yesterday repealed the long-debated “indemnity act” of the power sector, bringing to an end the 15-year-long practice of awarding contracts under opaque circumstances.
30 November 2024, 18:30 PM
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