River ports in some regions have been asked to hoist cautionary signal 1 as a temporary south or south-easterly gusty or squally wind is likely to occur in many parts of the country, according to the special bulletin Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)

Chattogram district administration officials today removed at least 30 illegal structures built on the Kalirchara canal and hills in the port city’s Akbar Shah area amid protests

The Forest Department today recovered six acres of forest land worth Tk 50 crore grabbed by influential people in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila

The government has made necessary preparations to tackle Cyclone "Dana", which has formed in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry announced today

It is likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction and intensify further

Maritime ports advised to hoist distant warning signal no 2

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”

Speakers tell discussion

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"

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

Hurricane Oscar left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend during a major power blackout, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Monday

Low expected to develop into a cyclonic storm by October 23

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

Guterres highlighted that destroying nature increases conflict, hunger and disease, fuels poverty and negatively impacts economic growth.

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

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

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

Prices of vegetables and leafy greens have escalated in markets across Rangpur division due to disruption in supply following recent heavy rains

A low pressure is likely to form over the central Bay of Bengal around Tuesday, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said

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