Panchagarh records country’s lowest temperature for 14th day as cold wave persists
17 December 2025, 09:00 AM
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Wildlife enthusiasts protest surge in bird hunting
12 December 2025, 14:04 PM
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Tentulia records season’s lowest temperature at 8.9°C as mild cold wave grips north
11 December 2025, 06:29 AM
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690 climate-resilient low-cost homes launched in four cities
10 December 2025, 14:11 PM
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Nearly 4.96 million people displaced by natural disasters in Bangladesh: IOM
10 December 2025, 13:19 PM
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Bangladesh needs $156.8bn in climate finance by 2050: ICIMOD report
9 December 2025, 15:54 PM
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Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured
9 December 2025, 03:33 AM
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Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region
8 December 2025, 15:50 PM
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Butterfly Fair: A day of colours at JU
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Lioness escapes enclosure at Mirpur Zoo, put back in cage after hours
5 December 2025, 13:18 PM
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Jamuna Erosion: 30 homes gone in half an hour
In mere half an hour, the Jamuna devoured the homes, croplands, and belongings of some 30 families in Ichamara village of Bogura’s Sariakandi. Powerless to do anything, the families watched in horror as everything they owned was swept away, leaving them with nothing.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Flood In Kurigram: Around 30,000 still stranded
At least 30,000 people of Kurigram are currently marooned as the flood situation in the district’s Rajarhat, Ulipur and Chilmari upazilas remains largely unchanged, according to the district relief and rehabilitation office.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Flood in North: 1 lakh people affected in four districts
The water level in the Teesta may begin to fall tomorrow while the swelling Jamuna may cause floods in vast areas of Sirajganj, officials said.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Kharia, a river on deathbed
Environmental pollution and encroachment have left Kharia river in Mymensingh’s Phulpur upazila on its deathbed.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Now, trees cut for govt housing project
Workers under supervision of the Public Works Department (PWD) officials yesterday cut down trees to make space for a housing block for parliament officials and staff near Shahid Shahabuddin Road in the capital’s Agargaon without authorisation from relevant authorities.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
DSCC wards with 10 or more dengue cases a week to get special cleanup drives
If a Dhaka South City Corporation ward records 10 dengue cases in a week, then a special drive by cleaning staff and mosquito-control workers would be conducted there, Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has said
23 August 2023, 16:05 PM
Flood in the North: Water receding, sufferings linger
Thousands of people living in low-lying areas of several northern districts have been affected by flooding after adjoining rivers overflowed their banks.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
After floods, water supply dearth hits Ctg city
City dwellers of some areas are not getting the water supply they need as Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority is in difficulty purifying river water.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Over 13 lakh hit by floods in 4 districts
More than 41,000 houses are wrecked by the recent floods, which have affected around 1.35 million people in four districts of Chattogram division, according to a rough estimation given by the government.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Chattogram Division: Floods damage 577 educational institutions
At least 577 educational institutions were affected by the recent floods in three districts of Chattogram division, according to education offices.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka’s air 5th most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka’s air was ranked 5th most polluted among cities around the world this morning, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI)
14 August 2023, 06:14 AM
Recent Downpours in Southeast: 51 lives lost to floods, landslides in 4 dists
The recent flood caused by torrential rain and tidal water in the country’s southeastern region has claimed at least 51 lives in four districts.
11 August 2023, 18:00 PM
The King of Fishers
After a successful plunge-dive for hunting, this White-throated Kingfisher was spotted with its meal at the National Botanical Garden in Dhaka. Widely distributed in Asia, this kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, though some populations may make short migrations.
11 August 2023, 05:03 AM
Flood in Chattogram Division: Thousands stranded in 3 dists
Although floodwaters started receding from some areas yesterday, thousands of people were still stranded in Chattogram, Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar.
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Chattogram Division: Flood, rain keep wreaking havoc
Floods have brought much of Chattogram division to a standstill, leaving thousands of residents without access to safe water, electricity, and mobile phone networks.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Torrential rain pounds southeast
At least six people, including four Rohingyas, were killed in three landslides in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban yesterday as heavy rain continues to batter the southeastern region.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Waterlogging in Chattogram worsening by the day
Unloading of goods from larger vessels at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port remains suspended due to rough seas since Friday, while trade at the Khatunganj-Chaktai wholesale hub has dropped significantly.
6 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Ctg city dwellers suffer from waterlogging for 2nd straight day
The dwellers of low-lying areas of Chattogram city have been facing waterlogging for the second consecutive day today as the heavy rain continued due to the active presence of monsoon in the region
5 August 2023, 12:56 PM
Heavy rain: Most low-lying areas in Ctg city go under water
Chattogram city dwellers today faced waterlogging in low-lying areas of the port city after spells of heavy downpours since last night
4 August 2023, 13:42 PM
Underwater decor?
Christmas Tree worms, found in the coral reefs of Saint Martin's Island, may look like underwater holiday decorations, but are actually tube-building worms! Widely distributed throughout the world's tropical oceans, they're known to occur from the Caribbean to the Indo-Pacific and find habitat mostly in corals.
4 August 2023, 05:12 AM