5 arrested with large quantity of illegal polythene in Dhaka

After searching the vehicles, police seized 116 sacks of illegal white polythene, 2,521 pounds of LDPE polythene rolls, three battery-operated vans, and an old pickup truck
9 January 2025, 15:24 PM

One jailed, 2 fined for illegal sand extraction from Padma

Abdur Rashid and Shahin Alom were fined Tk 50,000 each and Mizanur Rahman sentenced to 20 days imprisonment
9 January 2025, 14:14 PM

Mild cold wave sweeps parts of Bangladesh, winds intensify difficulties

A mild cold wave is currently sweeping across the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Panchagarh, and Chuadanga and is expected to spread further
9 January 2025, 06:15 AM

CMCH admits to cutting hill without permission

Brigadier General Mohammed Taslim Uddin, director of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), yesterday admitted to cutting down a hill in the port city to build a burn unit without obtaining permission.
8 January 2025, 22:45 PM

Icy Himalayan winds send shivers down Dinajpur

Locals bracing for upcoming cold waves
8 January 2025, 12:53 PM

Two jailed for illegally transporting eight endangered langurs

They were taking the black-faced langurs from Chattogram to Kushtia for sale
8 January 2025, 12:37 PM

BMD forecasts temperature drop, dense fog across Bangladesh

Cold feelings may intensify during the day due to dense fog
8 January 2025, 06:42 AM

Electric fence kills elephant, man dies in retaliatory strike

Amid the escalating conflict between humans and elephants in the country, fuelled by the loss of the latter's habitat, another tragic incident occurred in Bandarban on Monday, resulting in the death of an elephant and a man.
7 January 2025, 22:28 PM

Dhaka needs to urgently prepare for a major quake

Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM

7-feet long python rescued in Ctg BRTA office

Later it was handed over to the Forest Department
7 January 2025, 15:48 PM

Mild cold wave: Tetulia records lowest temperature of 9.5 degrees

The weather is expected to remain similar over the next few days
7 January 2025, 07:20 AM

Rain or drizzle likely today and tomorrow in Rangpur division: BMD

The country's lowest minimum temperature at 11.6 degrees Celsius this morning in Jashore
6 January 2025, 08:22 AM

Dhaka’s air tops world's most polluted list again

This is the second consecutive day that Dhaka has reported the worst air quality, posing a severe health threat to its residents
6 January 2025, 04:19 AM

Cold spell likely from January 9

It may drizzle in different places for a couple of days before another cold spell begins on Thursday, Met officials said.
5 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Prevent start of illegal brick kilns’ operations in hill districts: HC to govt

The High Court today ordered the government to take necessary steps in a week in order to prevent the illegal brick kilns in different places of the three hill districts--Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Rangamati--from starting their activities
5 January 2025, 16:10 PM

Lowest temperature recorded today at 9.7 degrees Celsius in Tetulia

Dhaka's minimum temperature this morning was 15 degrees Celsius
5 January 2025, 06:57 AM

Conservation and community: Navigating the human-elephant dilemma

The ongoing human-elephant conflict in Chattogram's Karnaphuli, Anwara, and Banskhali upazilas is a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between wildlife conservation and human livelihoods
4 January 2025, 14:37 PM

Cold wave over Panchagarh

This morning's lowest temperature, 9.4 degrees Celsius, was recorded in the district's Tetulia upazila
4 January 2025, 06:56 AM

13 Himalayan vultures rescued last month

Throughout December last year, wildlife rescue teams in the Rangpur division rescued 13 near-threatened Himalayan griffon vultures, along with an eagle and a barn owl (Laxmi Pecha).
3 January 2025, 20:45 PM

The cost of habitat loss: Casualties rise amid human-elephant conflict

The recent death of 36-year-old welder Ali Akbar, who was killed by an elephant which intruded onto his property, has left his loved ones in deep mourning and hardship. Akbar, a resident of Shah Mirpur in Chattogram’s Karnaphuli upazila, was the primary provider for his family.
3 January 2025, 20:39 PM