Flood death toll now 134 as 3 more die: DGHS

Three more people died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours till this morning (July 29, 2022).
29 July 2022, 16:04 PM

Flood-hit victims of Hakaluki haor still in distress

Noorjahan Begum and her three children have been living in a flood shelter for almost a month since their house on Hakaluki Haor in Moulvibazar district was battered by high tides.
27 July 2022, 19:51 PM

Barapukuria coal mine: Production resumes after 3 months

Coal production at Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) resumed today (July 27, 2022) after a three-month long suspension.
27 July 2022, 14:41 PM

“No shortage in fuel stock, don’t pay heed to rumours”

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.
27 July 2022, 14:20 PM

Fuel sale cap: Trust Filling Station served show-cause notice

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.
27 July 2022, 12:28 PM

Non-banks asked to cut energy bills by 25%

The Bangladesh Bank today asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to cut their energy bills by at least 25 per cent.
27 July 2022, 12:26 PM

4 dead as powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.
27 July 2022, 11:51 AM

BPC chairman says current stock normal, petrol pumps not told to limit fuel sales

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.
27 July 2022, 08:56 AM

Thanks to rain, Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today

Dhaka's air quality continues to be in the “moderate” zone, thanks to intermittent monsoon showers.
27 July 2022, 05:04 AM

Flood death toll now 131

The death toll from floods in the country rose to 131 with two more deaths in Lalmonirhat district in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
26 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Germany's plan to return to coal power plant face challenges

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.
26 July 2022, 13:55 PM

Flood death toll now 131: DGHS

The death toll from floods in the country rose to 131 with two more deaths in Lalmonirhat district in 24 hours till this morning (July 26, 2022).
26 July 2022, 12:14 PM

Over Tk 86,811cr lost to floods

The recent devastating floods in 18 north and northeastern districts caused damages worth over Tk 86,811 crore, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman said yesterday.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM

13-hour load shedding every day in parts of Sylhet city

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.
25 July 2022, 06:51 AM

Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today

Dhaka's air quality is said to be in the “moderate” zone today.
25 July 2022, 05:52 AM

Corruption, import-dependent policies among reasons cited for current power crisis

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.
24 July 2022, 17:38 PM

Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today

Dhaka’s air quality witnessed a marked improvement this morning (July 24, 2022), after remaining “unhealthy” a day before.
24 July 2022, 05:16 AM

Floods over, not the struggles

It has been around a month since flood waters began receding across Sylhet division.
23 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Dhaka losing its greenery

Dhaka has lost around 56 percent of its green spaces over the last three decades. In 1989, this mega city had 12,745 hectares of vegetation, which came down to just 5,599 hectares in 2020, a new study has found.
23 July 2022, 02:30 AM

Japanese regulators okay releasing waste water from Fukushima nuclear plant to ocean

Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release into the ocean water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the government said on Friday.
22 July 2022, 16:46 PM