Panchagarh records country’s lowest temperature for 14th day as cold wave persists
17 December 2025, 09:00 AM
Environment
Wildlife enthusiasts protest surge in bird hunting
12 December 2025, 14:04 PM
Environment
Tentulia records season’s lowest temperature at 8.9°C as mild cold wave grips north
11 December 2025, 06:29 AM
Environment
690 climate-resilient low-cost homes launched in four cities
10 December 2025, 14:11 PM
Environment
Nearly 4.96 million people displaced by natural disasters in Bangladesh: IOM
10 December 2025, 13:19 PM
Environment
Bangladesh needs $156.8bn in climate finance by 2050: ICIMOD report
9 December 2025, 15:54 PM
Environment
Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured
9 December 2025, 03:33 AM
Environment
Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region
8 December 2025, 15:50 PM
Environment
Butterfly Fair: A day of colours at JU
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Environment
Lioness escapes enclosure at Mirpur Zoo, put back in cage after hours
5 December 2025, 13:18 PM
Environment
July 2023 set to be world's hottest month on record
July 2023 is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-general António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world's hottest month on record
27 July 2023, 15:53 PM
Nature quest: Fluttering fish
Around 15-20 feet deep in the Saint Martin’s Island, these Eight-banded butterfly fish were spotted foraging for food – coral polyps. Popular marine corallivores, butterfly fish have around 129 species and are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
21 July 2023, 04:26 AM
Flood situation in North: Some areas remain inundated
Flood water has started receding in five districts, leaving people in the areas in distress as their houses and crop fields remain inundated.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Floods in the North: Cries for help getting louder
The flood affected people in the north are struggling with limited to no access to food, water, and shelter.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Rising water level in Jamuna: Low-lying areas in Sirajganj flooded
The water level of Jamuna river in Sirajganj continued to rise today due to an onrush of waters from upstream and heavy rains
15 July 2023, 14:08 PM
Three Northern Districts: Floodwater inundates low-lying areas
Thousands of people in three northern districts have been marooned after low-lying areas got inundated.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
River erosion worsens in eight districts
Rivers are rapidly eroding houses, schools and farmlands in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and several other districts.
7 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Flood risk rises in the north
Heavy rainfall in the last few days and onrush of water from upstream have caused sudden flooding in the country’s northeast and raised the risk of flooding in the north.
3 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Heavy rain inundates parts of city
Different neighbourhoods in the capital went under knee- to waist-deep water after heavy rain yesterday.
1 July 2023, 18:00 PM
All sacrificial animal waste in Dhaka north cleared in 8hrs, says DNCC
Waste disposal in 60 DSCC wards completed, 90 percent progress in other areas
29 June 2023, 17:16 PM
Clearing of sacrificial animal waste in Dhaka city begins
Despite the rain, around 19,000 sanitation workers from the two city corporations are working
29 June 2023, 12:29 PM
Bangladesh ratifies UN accord on ship recycling
An international accord on recycling ships is set to begin within 24 months after Bangladesh and Liberia became the latest countries to ratify the accord, officials said on Monday
27 June 2023, 10:37 AM
Water level receding in Brahmaputra, Dudhkumar in Kurigram
The water level of all the rivers, including Brahmaputra and Dudhkumar, have receded in Kurigram point
23 June 2023, 16:44 PM
Rupnagar-Turag water route to open soon
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam today said that the corporation will free Rupnagar from encroachment and open a new waterway from Mirpur Rupnagar to Turag soon
21 June 2023, 14:50 PM
Teesta overflows, floods villages
A swollen Teesta has flooded scores of villages in the northern region while officials fear that heavy rains in Indian upstream areas will result in flash floods in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts any time.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
10 trees must be planted for one chopped tree: HC
The High Court yesterday (Wednesday) said if a tree is chopped, around 10 trees must be planted.
14 June 2023, 19:08 PM
Plastic most lethal among all waste
Plastics are silently piling on the environmental miseries of Bangladesh, one of the most climate change-vulnerable countries in the world.
4 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Rangpur comes to standstill for 5 mins to save Teesta
Rangpur today came to a standstill for five minutes as a demonstration was held urging the government to implement the Teesta Master Plan project from its own fund without any further delay
1 June 2023, 16:18 PM
Everest is turning 'dry, rocky'
Mount Everest is losing snow and turning "dry and rocky", British climber Kenton Cool, who made his 17th ascent of the world’s highest peak this week, the most by a foreigner, said today.
20 May 2023, 15:57 PM
Over half of the world’s lakes have shrunk in past 30 years: Study
More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found.
19 May 2023, 07:12 AM