Bangladesh opens 27 Bay blocks in renewed push for offshore gas
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Energy
Bangladesh moving steadily towards self-reliant energy system: PM
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Energy
Offshore bidding opens under relaxed framework
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Energy
Heavy rainfall likely in 3 divisions, mild heat wave sweeps parts of country
23 May 2026, 11:47 AM
Weather
Floods kill 24 across Afghanistan in recent days
22 May 2026, 20:05 PM
World
Endangered leopard cat rescued in Sreemangal
22 May 2026, 16:33 PM
Wild Life
What scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino
22 May 2026, 10:10 AM
Climate Change
Nature Quest / Baba’s home
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Wild Life
UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose
22 May 2026, 01:52 AM
Climate Change
Fuel prices to remain unchanged in March
The prices of fuel in Bangladesh will remain unchanged for the month of March, the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources announced today
1 March 2025, 09:01 AM
The relationship between consumerism and the climate crisis: Explained
Unchecked consumerism threatens planetary stability, urging a shift toward sustainability.
1 March 2025, 04:00 AM
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 304 at 09:04am today
1 March 2025, 03:18 AM
Man killed in elephant attack
A man was killed in an elephant attack inside Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila yesterday.
28 February 2025, 20:01 PM
Khan Jahan Ali and his lasting legacy in Bagerhat
"The mosque city of Bagerhat", now a Unesco World Heritage Site in southern Bangladesh, owes much of its cultural and architectural heritage to the legacy of Khan Jahan Ali (R), a revered Sufi saint and administrator of 15th-century Bengal.
28 February 2025, 12:14 PM
Rangpur jolted by late-night earthquake
Rangpur and its surrounding areas experienced another earthquake late at night. This marks the third significant tremor since November last year
28 February 2025, 05:20 AM
Rays of the bay
A mangrove whipray spotted six feet into the Bay of Bengal, off Saint Martin’s Island.
27 February 2025, 18:00 PM
"Control tobacco, cut deaths': National Heart Foundation hosts mini marathon in Dhaka
The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh organised a mini marathon in the capital this morning, calling for stronger tobacco control laws to reduce preventable deaths
27 February 2025, 14:01 PM
Honking a major concern on country's campuses: Rizwana
Sound pollution caused by excessive honking is a major issue on the country's university campuses, said Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today
26 February 2025, 14:11 PM
44 wild animals rescued in Gazipur
Forest department will continue to monitor and conduct more operations to stop such illegal activities
26 February 2025, 07:50 AM
BERC to hold public hearing today on gas price hike
The hearing will take place at the capital’s BIAM auditorium from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
25 February 2025, 20:30 PM
Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks
Negotiators meeting at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome this week are tasked with breaking a deadlock on funding between rich and developing countries
25 February 2025, 06:36 AM
5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal
The quake was felt at different parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, meteorological department sources confirmed this information
25 February 2025, 03:02 AM
Shut down illegal brick kilns: HC
Expressing grave concern over environmental pollution, the High Court yesterday said the administration has failed to shut down all illegal brick kilns.
24 February 2025, 21:06 PM
Keep AC temperature at 25°C
The government yesterday asked all to keep the minimum temperature level of air conditioners at public and private offices and households at 25 degrees Celsius as part of its power-saving campaign during the upcoming summer.
23 February 2025, 16:40 PM
Dyke Collapse in Jashore: 1,200-bigha boro fields submerged
Around 1,200 bighas of Boro paddy fields have been submerged after the Harina canal embankment collapsed in Monirampur upazila of Jashore on Saturday.
23 February 2025, 15:40 PM
CAB demands postponement of gas price hike hearing
The BERC set February 26 for the hearing on the gas price hike proposal
22 February 2025, 16:02 PM
Rain likely at places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country
22 February 2025, 08:33 AM
Nature Quest: A parakeet’s paradise…
Every year, when the Gumai Beel bursts into gold with ripe paddy, it is not just the farmers who rejoice.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Carbon emissions, climate change, and the cacao tree
In conversation with Shams-il Arefin Islam where he talks about his work and sheds light on how the cacao tree acts as an early climate alarm bell.
20 February 2025, 11:46 AM