Indonesia's Java escapes 6.4 magnitude quake with few casualties, light damage

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Java on Friday evening, injuring at least 10 people, while one person died of suspected heart attack during the quake, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said
1 July 2023, 04:09 AM

Rains may lash all divisions: BMD

Rain may lash all the six divisions of the county today, said Bangladesh Metrological Department.
30 June 2023, 06:30 AM

Dhaka's air quality ‘moderate’ thanks to less traffic

Dhaka's air quality was ‘moderate’ today morning due to less traffic on the 4th of the Eid-ul-Azha holidays that began on Tuesday.
30 June 2023, 06:16 AM

All sacrificial animal waste in Dhaka north cleared in 8hrs, says DNCC

Waste disposal in 60 DSCC wards completed, 90 percent progress in other areas
29 June 2023, 17:16 PM

Clearing of sacrificial animal waste in Dhaka city begins

Despite the rain, around 19,000 sanitation workers from the two city corporations are working
29 June 2023, 12:29 PM

Light to moderate rain likely in 24 hours: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) today predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty wind at most places over the country in the next 24 hours from 9:00am today
28 June 2023, 10:13 AM

Nat'l grid to get power from 2nd Rampal unit soon

The second unit of the 1,320MW coal-fired Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat's Rampal has been synchronised with the national grid today
28 June 2023, 09:57 AM

Bangladesh ratifies UN accord on ship recycling

An international accord on recycling ships is set to begin within 24 months after Bangladesh and Liberia became the latest countries to ratify the accord, officials said on Monday
27 June 2023, 10:37 AM

Amara Raja bags solar project worth $130m in Bangladesh

Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd (ARIPL), a part of the $1.75 billion Amara Raja Group, has secured a contract for installing a solar power plant worth $130 million in Bangladesh's Jamalpur
27 June 2023, 08:37 AM

Rain may continue during Eid

Rain may continue in Dhaka and other parts of the country over the next 72 hours starting from 9:00am today, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department's (BMD) forecast
27 June 2023, 07:06 AM

Power supply from Adani plant’s second unit begins

Bangladesh now can import more electricity from the Adani power plant in India as the second unit of it started commercial operation
26 June 2023, 13:12 PM

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

Canada's Montreal, Indonesia's Jakarta and India’s Delhi occupied the first three spots
26 June 2023, 04:00 AM

Control rooms opened to ensure smooth power supply during Eid

Power Division has opened control rooms for its six distributions and one transmission entities to ensure smooth electricity supply across the country during the holy Eid-ul-Azha..In an office order, the Power Division published the names of the organisations and their responsible official
25 June 2023, 16:18 PM

Payra Power Plant resumes operations after 20 days

Payra Power Plant has resumed its operation from this morning after being closed for 20 days due to coal shortage
25 June 2023, 05:33 AM

Maritime ports advised to hoist cautionary signal 3

The country's maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal 3 as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay due to active monsoon, said the weather department today
24 June 2023, 06:28 AM

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 95 at 8:57am, Dhaka ranked 12th  in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
24 June 2023, 04:28 AM

Water level receding in Brahmaputra, Dudhkumar in Kurigram

The water level of all the rivers, including Brahmaputra and Dudhkumar, have receded in Kurigram point
23 June 2023, 16:44 PM

64,300 tonnes of coal for Matarbari power plant arrives

A ship carrying 64,300 tonnes of coal for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali arrived here from Indonesia today
23 June 2023, 12:09 PM

Monsoon floods: 19 dead, thousands seek shelter in South Asia

At least 19 people are dead after floods triggered by South Asia's annual monsoon, with a week of relentless rains forcing thousands of people to seek shelter in India
23 June 2023, 11:56 AM

Ship with coal reaches port, power generation to resume Sunday

A ship carrying 41,207 tonnes of coal reached Payra port from Indonesia early today.
23 June 2023, 10:26 AM