A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over 14 districts including Dhaka and it may continue, Met office said today.

Lawachara National Park, a protected forest spanning 1,250 hectares in Moulvibazar district, is home to rich biodiversity and is one of the last remaining strongholds of the critically endangered hoolock gibbons in the country.

A mild heatwave swept over 10 districts yesterday, and the country may experience a severe one this month, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

Deep in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary, the elusive grey peacock-pheasant, or Burmese peacock-pheasant, moves through the undergrowth.

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country

The 400-year-old site of love and loss still stands as a testament to Sylhet's rich history and heritage

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet

Bangladesh has sent the second package of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar

This year, the hot weather season will see "above-normal" maximum temperatures over most parts of the country, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a forecast late Monday

Sand miners, using dredgers and other mechanical equipment in violation of laws, are endangering bridges and culverts while accelerating riverbank erosion

The sticky heat has exhausted rescue workers and accelerated body decomposition

"We tried everything to save her," said one of the medical team, but she had lost too much blood from having a leg amputated to free her.

Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake

The isolated country's ruling junta made a rare plea for international aid after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 yesterday as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.

Dhaka, Ctg, Sylhet, Mymensingh most vulnerable regions, it says

The 7.7-magnitude quake hit northwest of Myanmar's Sagaing at 12:50 pm (0620 GMT) on Friday at a shallow depth.

The five recorded canals of Bagerhat municipality have been encroached upon, with illegal permanent structures erected along their banks.

An elephant died yesterday, 22 days after being rescued from a mud trap inside the Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.

“It all happened in about one and a half minutes. It was just like a movie... how earthquakes are portrayed. Rupkotha and I experienced it live!”