Dhaka's air quality has turned “moderate” this morning (July 14, 2022).

Sudden erosion by the Jamuna river has devoured several homesteads and vast farmlands within a few hours at Mazzan village in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila last week, creating panic among the villagers.

Dhaka’s air quality was “good” yesterday morning.

The death toll from the devastating floods in Netrokona and Habiganj districts rose to 118 yesterday morning, with the recovery of two more bodies in the past 24 hours.

Unseasonal rains and flooding have killed at least 39 people - including nine children - in Afghanistan, the United Nations said Wednesday.

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) has collected gas samples emitted from a shrimp farm at Mongla in Bagerhat.

Keep that umbrella handy, as the weather department has predicted rain in parts of the country over the next 24 hours.

Dhaka’s air quality was “good” this morning (July 13, 2022).

Robot fish that "eat" microplastics may one day help to clean up the world's polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China.

Three more deaths from flood were reported in Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts in 24 hours till this (July 12, 2022) morning, taking the total fatalities to 116.

A mild heat wave is sweeping across the country today (July 11, 2022) including Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, and Sreemangal and it may continue further, according to the weather office.

On the banks of the Brahmaputra River is a remote region known as "Haker Char". There are 950 families consisting 4,000 people in this char. 

A total of 1,500 flood-hit families of Kurigram are getting Tk 10,000 each for rehabilitation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Tk 1.5 crore for them.

Although flood situation continues to improve in most places, another death was reported in Habiganj in 24 hours till yesterday morning, taking the total flood-related fatalities to 113.

Flash floods in Sylhet last month caused a financial loss of about Tk 1,238 crore, claimed six lives and displaced around 3.68 lakh people.

Around 7.2 million people have been severely affected following devastating flash floods that began in May with a second wave starting on June 15, in nine northeastern districts of Bangladesh, said a media statement from the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh.

For people in the northeast, who are struggling through the worst flood in decades, the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha is barely bring them any joy.

The Cabinet Division has directed not to use decorative lighting on social programmes and at community centres, shopping malls, shops and households until further notice.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has hinted at raising price of fuel oil by highlighting the country’s energy situation in the wake of rising oil and gas prices in the global market.

The government has no alternative other than load shedding to address the ongoing gas and electricity crisis at least till September, Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said today (July 7, 2022).