PM’s directive saves 3,000 trees on Cox’s Bazar Marine Drive
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Environment
Chattogram’s Prabartak goes under water after just 6mm rain
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Environment
Rooppur begins fuel loading at unit-1 in landmark step
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Energy
Rooppur MD highlights safety measures, strict monitoring
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Energy
Heavy rain lashes north as storm warnings issued; flood risk looms in Sylhet region
28 April 2026, 12:38 PM
Weather
Sunamganj MP calls for action to tackle deadly lightning strikes in haor areas
27 April 2026, 19:05 PM
Natural disaster
Crocodile found in Padma is saltwater species, not freshwater
27 April 2026, 18:39 PM
Wildlife
Dead elephant found mutilated in Rangamati forest
27 April 2026, 16:21 PM
Wild Life
Rare freshwater crocodile caught in Padma
27 April 2026, 15:19 PM
Wild Life
Explainer / First fuel loading at Rooppur power plant: A milestone explained
27 April 2026, 12:01 PM
Energy
Of birds and bees: Bee-attack in Kurigram kills pigeons, injures people, livestock
At least 32 pigeons were killed in an attack by bees at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram today.
9 March 2022, 15:42 PM
Carbon user fee to cut emission by 12pc by 2030: IMF
Bangladesh could bring down carbon dioxide emission by 12 percent by 2030 by introducing a carbon user fee on the energy sector as it strives to transition to a low-carbon economy and build climate resilience, said the International Monetary Fund.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Turning hill into home: Don’t worry about the law!
The hilly areas of Chhinnomul Bazar in Chattogram city’s Arefin Nagar, a housing project, owned by Ali Nagar Samabay Samity, is secured by an iron gate under the watchful eyes of guards. According to locals, one Yasin of Chhinnomul, the samity’s president, is supervising the project.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
23 high-polluting tanneries to face music
Twenty-three tanneries that are causing high levels of pollution are set to be shut down, a parliamentary body said yesterday.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
23 more tanneries to be shut over pollution: JS body
A parliamentary body today said 23 more tannery industries, causing high levels of pollution, will be shut down while utility services of seven tanneries have already been disconnected due to the environment pollution.
8 March 2022, 16:25 PM
Coastal women bearing the brunt
Climate change is making it increasingly harder for coastal women to ensure reproductive health and tackle early marriages and domestic violence.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM
NGOs, civil society groups call for banning use of plastic in Rohingya camps
Local NGOs and civil society groups in Cox’s Bazar have called for banning use of plastic in the Rohingya camps.
6 March 2022, 17:22 PM
Tracking device found on rare turtle in Barguna river
A rare species of tortoise has been caught in a net while a fisherman was fishing in the Payra River in Barguna.
6 March 2022, 15:34 PM
Critically endangered Batagur Baska turtle lays 34 eggs in Sundarbans breeding facility
Batagur Baska, a critically endangered riverine turtle species, has laid 34 eggs at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
6 March 2022, 13:56 PM
2 Asiatic black bear cubs ‘smuggled from CHT’ rescued in India’s West Bengal
Two Asiatic black bear cubs, a highly-protected species, which are suspected to have been smuggled to India from Chattogram Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, were rescued by Indian police near Hasnabad in West Bengal’s border district of Basirhat on Friday night.
6 March 2022, 10:43 AM
Visiting Sundarbans just got costlier
The government has revised fees in the Sundarbans after a decade, doubling it for both local and foreign tourists and for people whose livelihoods depend on it.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka again ranks world's most polluted city
Dhaka's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 184 at 8:48am today, once again making the capital's air most polluted in the world.
5 March 2022, 04:58 AM
Cargo with 600 tonnes coal sinks in Pasur river
A cargo ship carrying around 600 tonnes of coal has sunk in the Pasur river in Bagerhat.
5 March 2022, 03:25 AM
2 deer carcasses recovered in Ctg
The forest department has recovered carcasses of two deer at Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram.
4 March 2022, 15:01 PM
Russia-Ukraine war drives LPG price hike: Per cylinder now Tk 1,391
Be ready to shell out more for a cooking gas cylinder.
3 March 2022, 10:24 AM
Unwelcome home for migratory birds
Although flocks of birds could be seen roaming around the watchtower of Baikka Beel once upon a time, presently, the numbers have drastically reduced.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Air pollution takes 3 years off life in Bangladesh
Air pollution cuts the average life expectancy of a person in Bangladesh by almost three years, said a global report.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Despite ban, crab hunting goes unabated
Unauthorised fishing of mother crabs, especially during the ongoing breeding season in different rivers and canals in the coastal areas adjacent to the Sundarbans has been going on unabated.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
No country for elephants
As if it wasn’t hard enough for elephants to survive in this country, in a tragic development, it was discovered that they are not just dying by electrocution. Shooting down the animals straight up has become seemingly rampant to protect encroached forest lands.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Rich nations should pay the poorest at least $60b a year: Environment groups
Wealthy countries should provide at least $60 billion every year to the world’s poorest nations to combat biodiversity loss, an alliance of environment groups said on Tuesday.
2 March 2022, 09:22 AM