30-minute hailstorm ravages 852 hectares of boro in Netrokona
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Magnitude 4.9 quake strikes near India's Silchar, close to Sylhet
7 April 2026, 15:53 PM
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Nor’wester storm disrupts train services in Noakhali
7 April 2026, 12:56 PM
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Six villages flooded, cropland submerged in Mymensingh
31 March 2026, 18:47 PM
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Nor’wester devastates over 750 homes in Naogaon, Bogura
17 March 2026, 00:33 AM
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Flash flood fears grow as dyke works miss deadline in Sunamganj, Netrakona
6 March 2026, 02:32 AM
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'Strongest earthquake in our memory': Satkhira residents recount moments of terror
27 February 2026, 16:20 PM
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7.1 quake jolts eastern Malaysia
23 February 2026, 00:34 AM
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Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet, no damage reported
10 February 2026, 19:03 PM
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Tk 1,268cr project aims to shield haor and Barind livelihoods from climate shocks
6 February 2026, 13:14 PM
Climate crisis
Paris climate deal: US denies it will stay in accord
The United States has attended a meeting of ministers from more than 30 of the nations that signed the Paris climate-change agreement, though the White House issued a statement saying it will stick with plans to pull out of the deal.
17 September 2017, 04:26 AM
'Bigger and stronger' storms on the horizon: experts
Scientists say the devastating intensity of hurricanes such as Harvey is consistent with global warming trends -- rising seas, warming oceans, hotter air -- and warn of "bigger and stronger" storms to come.
30 August 2017, 14:27 PM
Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots
Scientists freely acknowledge they don't know everything about how global warming affects hurricanes, but what they do know is enough to keep them up at night.
27 August 2017, 13:31 PM
Long road for mates,Gharials ‘Gorai’, ‘Jamuna’ reach destinations
As part of the pioneering exchange to initiate breeding of the critically endangered Gharials, the male, named ‘Gorai’ has made it to the Rajshahi Zoo after a long journey starting all the way from Dhaka Zoo.
13 August 2017, 07:37 AM
Carbon emission: Bangladesh weather to turn deadly by this century, says study
Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity to new extremes, according to a new study.
3 August 2017, 06:11 AM
Scientists dim sunlight, suck up carbon dioxide to cool planet
Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.
30 July 2017, 05:11 AM
Thais celebrate new king's birthday releasing 1,066 turtles into sea
Hundreds of people gather at a beach in Thailand to release 1,066 turtles into the sea as part of celebrations to mark the birthday of new King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
27 July 2017, 07:36 AM
World’s most coal-fired power plant projects in 4 Asian countries
China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have the world’s four biggest coal-fired power plants in pipeline. Together, they represent 82 percent of the 718 units globally under construction.
13 July 2017, 04:43 AM
Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
An iceberg, one of the largest on record, is set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice shelf that is now at increased risk of collapse, scientists say.
12 July 2017, 15:58 PM
G20 draft statement shows 19-against-US split on climate
World leaders at the G20 summit acknowledge US President Donald Trump's divergent stance on climate change, according to a draft communique seen by AFP.
7 July 2017, 15:41 PM
Global sea level rise accelerates since 1990: Study
The rise in global sea levels has accelerated since the 1990s amid rising temperatures, with a thaw of Greenland's ice sheet pouring ever more water into the oceans, scientists say.
28 June 2017, 04:39 AM
Bangladesh among 7 extreme climate change hotspots: Report
Bangladesh and six other countries are the most extreme climate change hotspots in the world. Other countries are - Spain, Malawi, Norway, Brazil, US and Philippines.
24 June 2017, 14:35 PM
Bolivian glacier samples ready for global ice archives
Scientists studying global warming recently climb Bolivia's towering Mount Illimani and extract samples of glacier ice packed with thousands of years of climate data.
22 June 2017, 09:13 AM
510mm rainfall in southeast Bangladesh June 12-14: Nasa
Nasa has recorded 510mm (20 inches) rainfall in southeastern Bangladesh between June 12 and 14 when landslides triggered by heavy downpour killed at least 150 people in five hilly districts so far.
17 June 2017, 09:02 AM
Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet
G7 environment chiefs meet in Italy for potentially difficult talks 10 days after Donald Trump sparked a rift with US partners by pulling out of the Paris climate change accord.
11 June 2017, 14:08 PM
Bangladesh 6th worst extreme weather-affected country
Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch.
On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.
10 June 2017, 05:47 AM
Amid US doubt, UN chief says climate deal essential, 'get on board'
Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argues, as US President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the Paris climate deal.
31 May 2017, 05:06 AM
Trump rows shadow 'toughest G7 in years'
G7 leaders hold annual summit talks with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism.
26 May 2017, 12:08 PM
Climate science: Bad news gets worse
As UN negotiators meet in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher.
6 May 2017, 05:09 AM
G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy
G7 energy ministers fail to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change after the United States express reservations, an Italian minister says.
10 April 2017, 13:54 PM