IAEA team begins Rooppur inspection as plant enters operational phase
4 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
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
Main points of the $300 billion climate deal
Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku
24 November 2024, 03:36 AM
Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning
Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the AQI index
24 November 2024, 03:23 AM
World approves $300b for poor nations in climate deal
Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy historic polluters pay poorer countries to take action against global warming
23 November 2024, 22:53 PM
Paid Tk 20cr bribe for gas connection during AL regime: commerce adviser
Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin today said he had to pay a bribe of Tk 20 crore to the road authorities for digging up a road to lay the 40km gas pipeline for his industry during the previous Awami League regime
23 November 2024, 17:18 PM