Sylhet flood: Over 10,000 consumers left without electricity

Incessant rain and gushing waters from the hills have led to early flooding in the Sylhet region, causing power outages for 10,000 to 12,000 residents in the district
21 June 2024, 16:37 PM

Of broken wings and empty eyes

Tangled in a protective net, a black drongo hangs dead above a fish enclosure in Madhabhakhati village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila. Farmers and fishery owners have set up such nets over enclosures and crop farms to ward off pests
21 June 2024, 04:43 AM

Prioritising pre-paid meters to address 'ghost bills': minister

The government has taken various steps to ensure around 4.71 crore customers of six electricity distribution companies are billed accurately, said State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid today
20 June 2024, 16:36 PM

Petrobangla cancels LNG spot cargo deliveries

Bangladesh's Petrobangla has cancelled some spot liquefied natural gas imports after one of the country's two import terminals was damaged during a cyclone, leaving it unable to receive shipments, two industry sources said on Tuesday
18 June 2024, 12:22 PM

The less-trodden Isa Khan’s mausoleum in Gazipur

Just outside Dhaka, amid the serenity of Bakhtarpur village under Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila lies in his eternal rest one of the most notable historic figures of Bengal -- Isa Khan
17 June 2024, 08:37 AM

Nature quest: Bejeweling the forests

A western hooded pitta spotted in the Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram. It's one of Asia's most frequently observed and familiar pitta's and it's no surprise that its range spans from eastern to southeastern Asia and maritime southeast Asia, where it lives in different kinds of forests, plantations and other cultivated areas.
14 June 2024, 04:24 AM

100MW solar plant to be set up in Jamalpur

A 100-megawatt solar power plant will be built in Madarganj of Jamalpur with a cost of $170 million
13 June 2024, 16:22 PM

Buet goes solar

The rooftops of all 19 buildings of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) now have solar panels that can generate up to 3.5 megawatts during peak hours in the day
13 June 2024, 14:22 PM

Keep trees, greenery intact during development projects: BAPA

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon today urged authorities concerned to plan and implement development projects while keeping existing trees and greenery intact as much as possible
12 June 2024, 16:00 PM

Using solar panels on 10pc of waterbodies, rooftops can meet country’s power demand: study

If the unallocated khas lands in Dhaka division can be used to produce solar power, 26 percent of the capital's electricity demand can be met, according to a new study revealed today
12 June 2024, 13:14 PM

HC orders to probe complaints over prepaid meters

The High Court today directed the government to form an independent and neutral committee with competent experts to probe into the complaints over prepaid electricity meters
12 June 2024, 12:57 PM

PM reiterates Bangladesh's interest to import hydroelectricity from Bhutan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought investment from Bhutan in the special economic zone in Bangladesh for investors from the Himalayan country
9 June 2024, 16:31 PM

Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday
8 June 2024, 14:36 PM

Energy sector overlooked: experts

They blame govt for focusing on imported solutions rather than own resources
6 June 2024, 17:21 PM

Tk 1.77 crore graft: Bakhrabad Gas ex-deputy manager, his wife sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission today filed a case against a former deputy manager of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd and his wife on charges of embezzling Tk 1.77 crore
3 June 2024, 19:03 PM

LPG price cut by Tk 2.53 per kg for June

The price of bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been reduced by Tk 2.53 per kg for the month of June
3 June 2024, 10:49 AM

Over 100 trees felled at JU for building construction

Over 100 trees were felled on the Jahangirnagar University campus today to construct two new buildings -- the Fine Arts building and an extension of the New Arts building
2 June 2024, 15:06 PM

Travelling, fishing in the Sundarbans banned from tomorrow

The Forest Department has banned travel to the Sundarbans and fishing from all its rivers and canals for the next three months, starting tomorrow
31 May 2024, 16:54 PM

Cyclone Remal: Animal death toll in Sundarbans rises to 100

The death toll of animals from the flooding in the Sundarbans has climbed to 100 after Cyclone Remal hit the world’s largest mangrove forest on Sunday
31 May 2024, 08:42 AM

Nature quest: Babbling away!

A chestnut-capped babbler, known as ‘Lal tupi chhatare’ in Bangla, spotted in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila. This medium-sized passerine bird is native to many south and southeast Asian countries, including Bangladesh and India, where it prefers s
31 May 2024, 04:45 AM