St Martin’s Island: Clean-up effort to be launched from mid-Feb

A clean-up effort will be launched in St Martin’s Island under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar in mid-February following suspension on tourism activities for next nine months
4 February 2025

LPG price hike ‘illogical and anti-people’: BNP

BNP has strongly protested the government's decision to hike the price of cylindered liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), describing the move as “illogical and anti-people”
4 February 2025

Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning

The air quality was classified as "very unhealthy" according to the AQI Index
4 February 2025

Night temperature may fall by 1-3 °C

Dense fog may disrupt air navigation, inland river transport and road communication
3 February 2025

12kg LPG cylinder to cost Tk 19 more Price now Tk 1,478

The price of a 12kg LPG cylinder has risen by Tk 19 and is now selling at Tk 1,478 in retail points, according to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.
2 February 2025

Dhaka’s dying rivers: Pollution sources nearly doubled in 5 years

The rivers encircling Dhaka have been gasping for survival for decades, choked by pollution and encroachment.
1 February 2025

Fuel prices hiked by Tk 1 per litre

The government has increased the prices of all four types of petroleum fuel by Tk 1 per litre, effective tomorrow [February 1], according to a gazette notification from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
31 January 2025

The ‘misunderstood’ cat

The endangered fishing cat is a nocturnal species, which is often misunderstood and feared due to its misleading name, “Mechhobagh.”
31 January 2025

Ctg will mostly be free from waterlogging this monsoon: Adilur

Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today said residents of Chattogram will largely be free from waterlogging this monsoon
31 January 2025

Ocean’s Feathered Mysteries

PHOTO: SHARIF SARWAR.Ocean’s Feathered Mysteries.A feather star clings to a coral in the Bay of Bengal at Saint Martin's Island. Also known as crinoids, these fascinating marine creatures are found in oceans worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. They inhabit vario
30 January 2025

Evict 30 illegal structures from Turag’s banks: HC directs govt

The High Court directed government authorities to immediately evict 30 illegal structures from the banks of the Turag river in Gazipur
30 January 2025

Approval needed to cut trees under social forestry

The High Court yesterday ruled that trees planted under the social forestry programme cannot be cut without approval from designated authorities.
28 January 2025

Dhaka Boat Club asked to vacate illegally occupied land

Accusing the Dhaka Boat Club authorities of occupying over 10 acres of government land illegally, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) today asked the club president to vacate the land within next seven days
28 January 2025

Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin island

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia
28 January 2025

Over 4,000 fires caused by cigarette butts in 2024

140 people were killed in fires and 341 sustained burn injuries this year
28 January 2025

70 turtles found dead on Cox’s Bazar beach

At least 70 carcasses of Olive Ridley sea turtles have been recovered over the last three days from Cox’s Bazar beach between Teknaf and Himchhari.
27 January 2025

Tangail forest: Two lead factories demolished

A mobile court in a drive yesterday destroyed two illegal lead processing factories set up in the forest area under Tangail’s Ghatail upazila.
27 January 2025

China, India will be urged to consider Bangladesh’s interests during dam construction: Rizwana

Padma and Teesta rivers are already experiencing reduced water flow and if the Brahmaputra's flow is reduced, Bangladesh will face severe challenges, says the environment adviser
27 January 2025

DoE files case against four for hill cutting in Sylhet

Mamunur Rashid, an inspector at the DoE's Sylhet district office, lodged the case yesterday with the Sylhet Environment Court.
27 January 2025

Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning

Today's air was classified as 'very unhealthy'
27 January 2025