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

Heavy rains due to cyclone Midhili have damaged Aman paddy in Gazipur, said farmers

At least five people were killed as cyclone Midhili crossed the country today, inundating low-lying areas in many parts of several southern districts

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

Chattogram Port was put on Alert No 3, its second-highest alert, this morning after the met office advised to hoist danger signal no 6 due to cyclonic storm Midhili

The cyclonic storm was centred at 6:00am today about 470 km west-southwest of Chattogram port, 445 km west-southwest of Cox's Bazer port, 330 km southwest of Mongla port, and 330 km southwest of Payra port

Raghunandan Hill Reserve Forest in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj is facing a severe environmental crisis due to indiscriminate dumping of industrial waste.

The Sunamganj town has numerous waterbodies crisscrossing across it, including seven canals that flow through the low-lying land before joining the Surma river.

Around 300 tourists have been stranded on St Martin's Island due to the formation of a depression in the Bay of Bengal

The deep depression over west-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and expected to cross Bangladesh coast between Mongla and Payra Sea Port tomorrow packing a maximum wind speed of 80km per hour, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today

Tourist ship operations to Saint Martin's Island from Teknaf in Cox's Bazaar have been suspended due to inclement weather -- leaving over hundred of tourists stranded on the island

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to keep local cautionary signal 3 hoisted as the depression over the west-central Bay and adjoining area moved north-east and intensified into a deep depression

Bangladesh is still undertaking fossil fuel based electricity generation projects, when developed countries are turning their backs on it, said speakers in a press conference yesterday.

Nestled in Koitola village along the Kageshwari river emerges a mini forest out of nowhere. Spanning six bighas, this forest sits on land belonging to Akash Koli Das, an 80-year-old retired primary school teacher with a devotion to nature.

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

A new gas reserve has been found in an abandoned well under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited at Golapganj upazila of the district

Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning. The air in Dhaka city was classified as "unhealthy" with an AQI score of 187 at 9:15am

In the last seven months, Rajshahi city's level of small particulate matter (PM10) has doubled, indicating a rapid decline in the city's air quality, according to a report of Barendra Environment Development Voluntary Organisation..Members of the Rajshahi-based NGO yesterday conducted the

Defying repeated calls by the nature-concerned people, the government has passed a project to build a Safari Park in Lathitila reserved forest raising the prospect of destroying one of our last remaining evergreen forests

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