As Dharla erodes, riverbank families fear losing everything
18 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Mild tremor jolts Narsingdi
17 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
10 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Cox’s Bazar landslides kill Rohingya child, disrupt Marine Drive traffic
5 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Japan issues tsunami alert after 7.1-magnitude quake
28 July 2026
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Japan
Village on the brink: River erosion threatens families in Narail
28 July 2026
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Natural Disaster
Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
27 July 2026
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Climate crisis
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
26 July 2026
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China
Met office’s old ways mask true extent of rainfall
24 July 2026
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Climate crisis
Warning system struggles to keep pace as climate events intensify
23 July 2026
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Climate action
Erosion, even in winter
While most waterbodies run dry around the country this winter, residents of Jamalpur are spending their days in worries of erosion.
20 January 2024
Protect wetlands to avert natural disasters: speakers
Rights activists and environmentalists at a public meeting yesterday emphasised the importance of individual initiatives to protect rivers, haors and agricultural lands.
19 January 2024
About 1,000 tourists trapped in China's Xinjiang after avalanches
Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday
16 January 2024
2023 was world's hottest year on record: EU scientists
Last year was the planet's hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world's warmest in the last 100,000 years, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said today
9 January 2024
Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes off central Japan, no tsunami warning
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake off central Japan caused strong shaking on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued
9 January 2024
Death toll from Japan quake rises above 200: government
The death toll from a New Year's Day earthquake in Japan climbed to 202 on Tuesday with 565 confirmed injured, according to government figures
9 January 2024
Death toll hits 126 in Japan quake
Rescuers and residents sifted through rubble Saturday as their focus turned to recovering bodies and cleaning up rather than finding survivors, five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan and killed at least 126 people
6 January 2024
Japan quake death toll rises to 92, missing 242
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242
5 January 2024
Japan quake death toll rises to 48: official
At least 48 people are confirmed dead following a major earthquake in Japan, a local official said
2 January 2024
Total of 21 quakes above 4.0 magnitude hit Japan: Met office
A succession of 21 earthquakes registering 4.0 magnitude or stronger struck central Japan in just over 90 minutes on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
1 January 2024
China earthquake death toll rises to 149, two still missing after a week
One of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, according to state media, with two people still missing after the magnitude 6.2 temblor hit a week ago
25 December 2023
Beijing records most hours of sub-zero temperatures in December since 1951
China's capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back to 1951, after a cold wave swept swathes of the country and brought blizzards in its wake, sending temperatures towards historic lows
24 December 2023
‘COP28 failed our expectations’
The Climate Justice Alliance yesterday criticised the outcomes of the COP28 climate conference, asserting that the global community’s expectations were not adequately addressed.
20 December 2023
Death toll from China earthquake rises to 127
Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes in freezing conditions on Tuesday after the country's deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 127 people..State media said the shallow tremor just before midnight had caused the deaths of at leas
19 December 2023
Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in northeastern Australia
Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns
18 December 2023
Dubai summit adopts world-first 'transition' from fossil fuels
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis
13 December 2023
Bangladesh needs immediate climate funding to navigate future challenges, writes PM
As the climate crisis mirrors the unpredictable and fast-flowing waters of the Padma River, the response to the emergency remains sluggish, particularly in the realms of mitigation, finance, and adaptation
11 December 2023
12,500 families left homeless in 10 years
Narendra Nath Barman often visits the bank of the Teesta. Tears roll down his eyelids as the 75-year-old stands silently on the riverbed in Rajpur village of Lalmonirhat Sadar -- a place he once called home.
10 December 2023
Bangladesh urges developed countries to fulfill commitment of USD 100 bln
Bangladesh today strongly urged the developed countries to fulfill their commitment of USD 100 billion climate finance
10 December 2023
Who are giving us earthquake data?
BMD ill-equipped, still relies on manual system with no seismologist or geologist involved
8 December 2023