At some point, a fuel price adjustment will be inevitable: Finance minister
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Energy
Rajshahi sizzles at 39.5°C, season’s highest so far
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Weather
27,300 tonnes of diesel arrive in Ctg from Singapore
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Energy
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Energy
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3 April 2026, 11:05 AM
Energy
Nature Quest / A flash of gold
3 April 2026, 04:59 AM
Wild Life
Elephant pair seen standing by dead calf for three days
3 April 2026, 01:24 AM
Wildlife
Elephant pair seen standing by dead calf for three days in Bandarban
2 April 2026, 21:44 PM
Wild Life
Govt may go to international court over ‘abnormally priced’ Adani Power deal
2 April 2026, 17:22 PM
Energy
12kg LPG cylinder price jumps by Tk 387
2 April 2026, 15:48 PM
Energy
Summit Power seeks time to provide financial report
Summit Power Limited (SPL) has sought a five-month extension from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for providing the audited financial report for fiscal year 2023-24, which ended last June.
19 December 2024, 18:07 PM
Air pollution: Old, polluting buses in Dhaka to be scrapped
Says Environment Adviser Rizwana
19 December 2024, 16:49 PM
Illegal brick kilns mushroom across Barishal
DoE launches operational drive
19 December 2024, 16:00 PM
Govt won’t raise power tariff despite pressure from IMF: energy adviser
The energy adviser explained that while the IMF recommended a tariff hike to ease the subsidy burden in the power sector, the government emphasised the adverse effects such a move would have on citizens already grappling with high inflation
19 December 2024, 15:42 PM
Urgent steps needed to save Subandhi canal in Barguna's Amtali
The villagers used the canal's water for irrigating their croplands, and for numerous domestic purposes. It also served as a waterway connecting different areas in the upazila
19 December 2024, 15:00 PM
Pirojpur Govt High School: Locals demand re-excavation of pond
Led by Anal Chandra Das, the then deputy commissioner of Pirojpur district, the century-old pond was filled up to expand the school's playground to accommodate space for arranging the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina's rally in 2013=
19 December 2024, 13:16 PM
Country may experience rain from tomorrow
The country’s coastal areas may experience rainfall in next 72 hours from tomorrow due to impact of a well-marked low in the Bay of Bengal, an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today
19 December 2024, 08:37 AM
Payra power plant halts production for tests of new facility
Production cost at new facility to be lower than that of Adani, other plants
18 December 2024, 15:30 PM
Govt committed to ensuring best use of climate budget: Rizwana
Rizwana, also adviser to the Ministry of Water Resources, highlighted several critical issues in climate governance and Bangladesh's priorities.
18 December 2024, 12:10 PM
Lowest temperature recorded today at 8.8 degrees in Tetulia
Dhaka's minimum temperature this morning was 17 degrees Celsius
18 December 2024, 06:48 AM
Winter rain likely in parts of country from Friday
Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted rain in parts of the country, including Dhaka division, from Friday, which may further intensify the cold weather
17 December 2024, 10:14 AM
Tsunami warning as USGS reports magnitude 7.3 quake off Vanuatu
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday off the coast of the Pacific island state of Vanuatu
17 December 2024, 02:26 AM
HC issues rule questioning tourist restrictions at Saint Martin’s Island
The High Court today issued a rule questioning the legality of the government's decision to impose restrictions on the movement and stay of tourists or citizens on the environmentally critical Saint Martin’s Island
15 December 2024, 11:45 AM
Tetulia records lowest temperature of 9.3 degree Celsius today
The weather is expected to remain similar for the next few days
15 December 2024, 06:27 AM
A treasure under threat of encroachment
Around 250 acres of Lawachhara National Park remain occupied
14 December 2024, 16:27 PM
Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh
Few in the Jahan family's remote Bangladeshi village had seen a jackal up close before the morning one stalked Musqan through the paddy fields, pounced on her, and maimed the four-year-old for life
14 December 2024, 14:54 PM
Mild cold wave sweeps parts of Bangladesh
Chuadanga records country's lowest temperature today at 8.7°C
14 December 2024, 06:48 AM
Dhaka's air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the air quality and pollution city ranking
14 December 2024, 04:13 AM
New rules will empower police to control noise pollution: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said rules to control noise pollution will be finalised this month, adding that the new rules will empower police to control noise pollution
13 December 2024, 14:10 PM
Tetulia records season’s lowest temperature 8.4 degrees Celsius
The weather is expected to remain similar for the next few days
13 December 2024, 06:32 AM