The government has increased prices of fuel, effective as of today (August 6, 2022).

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed the global energy situation into a turmoil, there was hardly any alternative to the initiatives taken by the government to tackle the crisis, experts said.

Erosion by the Teesta river has taken a serious turn and continues devouring fresh areas in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila.

Due to various reasons including climate change, environmental disasters, habitat loss and food crisis, fishing cats often come in contact with humans and are caught near villages and settlements in Sylhet division.

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), sold by private companies.

Strips of colourful lights adorn the lamp posts on the road divider of Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka’s Banani area, as seen on August 1, 2022.

Four white tiger cubs have been born to tiger couple Raj and Pori – their second litter of offspring since they were brought in 2016 at Chattogram Zoo.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are expected to jointly inaugurate the 1320 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Station during the former’s visit to India in the first week of September, according to Hindustan Times.

Forest Department wants to achieve zero poaching in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to the critically endangered Royal Bengal Tigers.

Coal production at Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) resumed today (July 27, 2022) after a three-month long suspension.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid has called upon the public to not pay heed to any rumours regarding shortage in fuel stock in the country.

Padma Oil Company Limited, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), has issued a show-cause notice to Trust Filling Station, located in Bijoy Sharani of Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Bank today asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to cut their energy bills by at least 25 per cent.

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman ABM Azad today (July 27, 2022) said if imports were stopped today, the stock diesel (4,31,000 MT) will be able to meet demands of the whole country for 32 days.

High coal prices, supply bottlenecks and aged plants are posing a challenge to Germany's plan to increase electricity production from hard coal-fired power plants to compensate for declining gas deliveries, according to operators and industry experts.

Sales and Distribution Division of Sylhet Power Development Board (PDB) yesterday (July 24, 2022) published a new schedule of load shedding which shows some areas in Sylhet city won’t have electricity for 13 hours a day.

National Committee for Protection of Oil-Gas and Mineral Resources, Electricity Sector and Ports has identified nine specific reasons for the current situation in the power sector.

The forest department in a drive rescued 60 wild birds from Mirpur Birds Market in Dhaka today (July 22, 2022) and later released them at the National Botanical Garden.

Another dolphin was found dead in Halda river in Chattogram yesterday.

In a latest move to promote austerity in operations, the finance ministry today (July 21, 2022) directed government officials to lower expenses for fuel and lubricants of vehicles issued to them by 20 percent.