The government is formulating an effective national adaptation plan to address the risks of climate change based on the views of concerned ministries, departments, and the public.

Natural disasters like floods, drought, cyclones and river erosion have caused almost Tk 30,000 crore in damages a year between 2015 and 2020, found a first-of-its-kind government survey.

Three children were killed as a large chunk of earth from a hill suddenly fell on them in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar this afternoon.

Thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday (March 17) as companies worked to assess damage the morning after a powerful quake hit the northeast coast of Japan, leaving at least four dead and nearly 100 injured, some seriously. 

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.

Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes overnight as torrential rains again pummelled the country's largest city, causing flash floods.

Climate change is making it increasingly harder for coastal women to ensure reproductive health and tackle early marriages and domestic violence.

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson recently inaugurated climate-resilient community infrastructures in Cox's Bazar and Chattogram.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, though there was no risk of a tsunami or immediate reports of major damage.

Crews cleared fallen trees and worked to restore power to about 400,000 people in Britain as Western Europe cleaned up Saturday after one of the most damaging storms in years.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated the need for global partnership to mobilize financing and technologies towards climate action and green transition.

An Atlantic storm battered southern Britain and Ireland with winds of up to 100 miles per hour on Friday, uprooting trees, stranding travellers and hammering London.

Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. But even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear Thursday how many bodies remained trapped in the mud.

A top World Bank official yesterday said Bangladesh can replicate South Korea’s post-pandemic strategy to address climate change issues, while keeping up its high economic growth.

An earthquake was felt near Afghanistan’s Fayzabad this morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

A rain-weakened hillside collapsed in Ecuador’s capital, sweeping over homes and a sports field and killing at least 24 people, city officials said Tuesday.

A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, jolted Chattogram, Bandarban and adjoining areas this afternoon.

The past seven years have been the hottest on record, the United Nations confirmed Wednesday, adding that 2021 temperatures remained high despite the cooling effect of the La Nina weather phenomenon.

Tonga’s massive underwater volcanic eruption could deliver long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and disrupt fisheries, say scientists studying satellite images and looking to the past to project the future of the remote region:

At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said.