Heavy rainfall likely in 3 divisions, mild heat wave sweeps parts of country
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Floods kill 24 across Afghanistan in recent days
22 May 2026, 20:05 PM
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Endangered leopard cat rescued in Sreemangal
22 May 2026, 16:33 PM
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What scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino
22 May 2026, 10:10 AM
Climate Change
Nature Quest / Baba’s home
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Wild Life
UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose
22 May 2026, 01:52 AM
Climate Change
Mild heatwave grips Dhaka, 10 other districts: BMD
21 May 2026, 15:20 PM
Weather
Barapukuria Unit-3 resumes power generation after 7 months
20 May 2026, 22:39 PM
Energy
Power generation hits record 17,200MW amid 400MW load-shedding
20 May 2026, 22:42 PM
Energy
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar coast, felt in parts of Bangladesh
No immediate reports of damage in Bangladesh
3 February 2026, 23:08 PM
Cold wave may push temperatures down to 8°C in February
However, no severe or prolonged cold spell is anticipated
2 February 2026, 12:54 PM
Govt cuts fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre for Feb
Octane now Tk 120, diesel Tk 100, petrol at Tk 116 and kerosene Tk 112
1 February 2026, 00:12 AM
Blues in motion
A juvenile semicircle angelfish glowing under the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.
30 January 2026, 04:52 AM
Winter storm grips much of US in snow, ice, Arctic cold
Historic winter storm brings heavy snow, ice to eastern third of US
26 January 2026, 13:11 PM
Bangladesh among worst-hit by lead pollution: experts
Bangladesh is among the countries worst affected by lead pollution, with millions of children exposed to hazardous levels, experts said at a workshop in a Dhaka hotel yesterday.
26 January 2026, 03:43 AM
The city that didn’t throw things away
In 1980s-90s Dhaka, kids grew up knowing everything had a second life
25 January 2026, 18:51 PM
Power deals rigged against public: Review committee flags structural overpricing
Capacity payments, take-or-pay clauses and sovereign guarantees created fiscal liabilities, committee says
25 January 2026, 16:36 PM
Is outdoor exercise healthy in Dhaka? Think again...
Rising air pollution forces residents to rethink the safety of outdoor acitivities
25 January 2026, 12:33 PM
The floating lily-trotter …
A pheasant-tailed jacana seen walking over waterlily pads on a pond in Chattogram’s Anowara KPZ area, its impossibly long toes spreading its weight like poetry across water.
23 January 2026, 04:45 AM
Barapukuria plant adds electricity to grid after four-day halt
Fixed boiler tube allows unit-1 to resume operations
22 January 2026, 20:31 PM
BADC restores waterlogged farmland, lifts rice output in Barishal region
60% of excavation completed as major irrigation scheme targets productivity gains across four districts
20 January 2026, 16:22 PM
Around 30 birds electrocuted at Benapole port
Dead birds found inside high-mast light poles raise concerns over engineering negligence at cargo yard
19 January 2026, 14:04 PM
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes northwestern Kashmir, EMSC says
The quake was at a depth of 35 km
19 January 2026, 13:53 PM
Pushed towards extinction
A worrying rise in retaliatory killings of fishing cats across Bangladesh, driven largely by conflict with local communities who blame the animal for losses to poultry and pond fish, is gradually pushing the species to the brink.
18 January 2026, 02:50 AM
Mild cold wave persists in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon
Mild cold wave persists in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon
17 January 2026, 14:09 PM
Rooppur will transform power sector: Salehuddin Ahmed
Adviser inspects final-stage construction at Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant
16 January 2026, 20:09 PM
Three little birds
Three blue-cheeked bee-eaters huddled together on a cold winter morning on a tomato field in Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila, their fluffed feathers pressed close for warmth.
16 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Tetulia records lowest temperature for 7th straight day as mild cold wave persists
Northern districts remain under cold spell, though sunshine offers limited daytime relief to residents
15 January 2026, 13:43 PM
Winter air quality crisis grips Dhaka once again
The city’s air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’
15 January 2026, 11:20 AM