Pakistan lifts Houbara bustard hunting ban

Pakistan's supreme court lifts a ban on the hunting of a rare bird, the Houbara bustard.
23 January 2016, 07:49 AM

Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal

US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.
20 January 2016, 05:24 AM

Country experiencing warmer winters for 5yr

Bangladesh has been experiencing comparatively warmer winter for the last five years, including this season, according to Bangladesh
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Ctg rivers to be demarcated

The national taskforce on rivers will demarcate the boundaries of the rivers in Chittagong to protect them against encroachment and
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Thick fog disrupts flight, vessel operation in Ctg

Thick fog and cold spell partially paralysed life in Chittagong and its adjacent areas with massive disruption of air, water and road communications causing untold sufferings to thousands of people.
11 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Effort to keep warm in the cold costs her life

She was sitting next to a clay oven to keep herself warm in the cold evening. Alone in the house, the elderly woman did not find out soon
1 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Freak heatwave pushes temperatures at North Pole above freezing

Temperatures at the North Pole rises above freezing point, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events.
31 December 2015, 09:06 AM

Melting glaciers blamed for subtle slowing of Earth's rotation

The melting of glaciers caused by the world's rising temperatures appears to be causing a slight slowing of the Earth's rotation in another illustration of the far-reaching impact of global climate change, scientists say.
28 December 2015, 07:53 AM

Events that shaped the year: Regional haze one of the worst in history

The transboundary haze crisis of 2015, which affected millions across Southeast Asia, will go down as one of the worst in recent history - surpassing the 1997 and 2013 crises.
21 December 2015, 08:21 AM

What does the climate deal mean for the developing world?

Despite some misgivings, there is a recognition in India, as elsewhere in the developing world, that compromise was inevitable to get the Paris deal.
14 December 2015, 12:13 PM

James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'

James Hansen, the former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, says the Paris climate talks is 'a fraud'.
13 December 2015, 10:35 AM

Climate talks shift from binding targets to 'name and shame'

It's clear at this point that even if the international climate accord being negotiated in suburban Paris becomes legally binding, it won't include punitive measures like trade sanctions or embargoes on straggler countries that fail to meet their commitments.
7 December 2015, 05:20 AM

COP21: UK under fire on climate policy

Environmentalists say the UK government is talking impressively on climate change to its international audience, but down-grading energy policy at home.
6 December 2015, 13:36 PM

COP 21: 2015 likely to be warmest on record, says UN weather body

Temperatures across the globe are likely to break records in 2015 with readings running "well above" any previous year, scientists say.
25 November 2015, 12:23 PM

India seeks 'climate justice' for poor nations at Paris talks

India will urge rich nations to deliver "climate justice" for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environment minister of the country says in an interview with AFP.
23 November 2015, 06:15 AM

Halt execution of Mojaheed, SQ Chy: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon the government to halt the execution of death row war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammed Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
20 November 2015, 06:41 AM

Pollution of tube-well water poses health risk

Pollution of underground water affecting tube-wells at Munshipara of Saidpur municipality under the district poses serious health
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM

'Dramatic retreat' seen in Greenland glacier

A major glacier in northeastern Greenland is rapidly crumbling into the Atlantic Ocean and experts warned on Thursday the breakup will likely raise global sea level by 18 inches (a half meter).
13 November 2015, 03:12 AM

Stalker gets life for throwing acid on 2 sisters

A Gaibandha court yesterday sentenced a stalker to life imprisonment for throwing acid on two sisters.
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Murdering parents: Oishee’s verdict Nov 12

A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict in a case filed against Oishee Rahman for killing her parents – Mahfuzur Rahman, an inspector of police’s special branch, and Swapna Rahman – in 2013.
4 November 2015, 08:21 AM