Last 2 years crossed 1.5C limit: monitor

The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", Europe's climate monitor said
10 January 2025, 15:38 PM

Need collective efforts to address societal challenges: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has stressed the critical role of women alongside men in promoting environmental conservation and climate resilience
10 January 2025, 13:38 PM

Tetulia records season’s lowest temperature at 7.3 degrees

The temperature marked a sharp drop from 9.5 degrees Celsius recorded the previous day, said Jitendranath Ray, assistant officer at the local weather observatory.
10 January 2025, 06:58 AM

Pretty li’l Peckers

A male scarlet-backed flowerpecker gently perched on a twig in the Hazarikhil Sanctuary in Fatikchhari.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

7 illegal brick kilns demolished in Tangail

Seven brick kilns were demolished in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila today for operating illegally in a cropland
9 January 2025, 16:31 PM

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