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
Cyclone likely to brew over Bay of Bengal this week
There is a possibility of another cyclonic circulation leading to formation of a low pressure over Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal around November 27, which is likely to intensify into a depression on November 29
25 November 2023
World's richest 1% emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds: report
The richest one percent of the global population are responsible for the same amount of carbon emissions as the world's poorest two-thirds, or five billion people, according to an analysis published Sunday by the non-profit Oxfam International
20 November 2023
Midhili damages Aman paddy in Gazipur: farmers
Heavy rains due to cyclone Midhili have damaged Aman paddy in Gazipur, said farmers
18 November 2023
5 killed as Cyclone Midhili crosses coast
At least five people were killed as cyclone Midhili crossed the country today, inundating low-lying areas in many parts of several southern districts
17 November 2023
One killed as Cyclone Midhili batters Sandwip
A man was killed as a branch of a tree fell on him in front of his house at Moghdhora village in Sandwip upazila of Chattogram as Cyclone Midhili lashed Bangladesh coasts this evening
17 November 2023
800 earthquakes rock Iceland within 14 hours
Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption
11 November 2023
7.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties
8 November 2023
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 157
Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 157 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
4 November 2023
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 137
Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
4 November 2023
Nepal hit by 6.4 earthquake, felt in New Delhi
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, Nepal's National Seismological Centre reported as witnesses said it caused houses in the area to collapse and buildings in New Delhi, India to shake
3 November 2023
Abandoned, left to starve
Sharmin Akhter and her husband salvaging the ravaged fences and wrecked tin roofs of what was once their home in Samitypara area of Cox’s Bazar -- this is what this correspondent saw during his visit to the area yesterday.
26 October 2023
Five killed as Hamoon lashes Ctg
The cyclonic storm Hamoon lashed the southern part of Chattogram district on Tuesday night, leaving behind a trail of destruction in Banshkhali, Chandanish, and Satkania upazilas.
25 October 2023
Cyclone Hamoon: 250 mud houses damaged in Cox’s Bazar’s Samitypara
Around 250 mud houses were damaged in Samitypara of Cox's Bazar yesterday due to the heavy rain and strong rain caused by Cyclone Hamoon
25 October 2023
Cyclone Hamoon crossing Cox’s Bazar, Ctg coasts
The severe cyclonic storm Hamoon -- over the Bay of Bengal -- has started crossing Cox's Bazar and Chattogram coasts from 6:00pm today
24 October 2023
Cyclone Hamoon: St Martin's Island residents urged to seek shelter
Residents of St Martin's Island were today urged to find safe shelter as Cyclone Hamoon approached Bangladesh's coasts
24 October 2023
People of 10 coastal districts asked to move to shelters by 8:00pm
The government has asked people of 10 vulnerable coastal districts to move to shelters by 8:00pm today as severe cyclonic storm Hamoon is likely to cross Bangladesh between tonight and tomorrow morning
24 October 2023
Climate adaptation investment can deliver 10-fold returns for Bangladesh
Positive climate action at scale has never been more urgent. For Bangladesh, a low-lying and densely populated country which finds itself on the frontlines of climate change, this need is more pressing than others.
18 October 2023
Disasters cause $3.8 trillion in crop losses over 30 years: FAO
Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday.
13 October 2023
'About 120' killed in Afghanistan earthquake
The death toll from an earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to around 120 with 1,000 more injured, disaster relief authorities said, as desperate families dug into the night to free relatives trapped in the rubble
7 October 2023
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea's eastern region on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage
7 October 2023