A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the island nation

Bangladesh’s coal-fired power plants have, for the first time, outpaced gas-based generation, marking a major shift in the country’s power mix amid declining domestic gas supply and stagnant LNG imports.

BMD forecasts continued rainfall and nor’westers, warning of heavy showers, gusty winds and possible hail

Twelve injured

A female elephant was seen guarding the carcass and behaving aggressively

Hopefully, this problem will not arise again, he tells parliament

Fresh erosion by the Brahmaputra has swallowed at least 120 hectares of cropland in over the past two weeks, leaving more than a hundred homesteads, educational institutions, and rural infrastructure newly at risk and deepening anxiety among riverbank communities.

Says no official message issued on high temperatures

Met office predicts thunderstorms and gusty winds, with temperatures set to drop soon

Problem stems from profiteering and panic in the market, he says

Jashore records highest temperature at 38°C on Thursday

With modest means but extraordinary resolve, the Moulvibazar resident has planted over 15,000 saplings and distributed around 7,000

Power generation at unit-1 came to a halt on Wednesday night, while two other units remained inoperative from before

The government continues to struggle to meet rising electricity demand amid a sweltering heatwave, with rural Bangladesh suffering frequent, lengthy outages as power generation remains under strain due to a lack of fuel.

A Favia-type brain coral rests on a reef in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island, identifiable by its tightly packed yet individually walled polyps.

300MW from unit-1 expected to reach the grid by late July or early August

Govt expecting 1,982MW of extra supply from coal by the first week of May

Heatwave disrupts daily life; officials warn of rising health risks

Rain and thunderstorms forecast in some regions as temperatures remain steady nationwide

Warns of potential waterlogging in low-lying haor areas