PHOTO: TIMU HOSSAIN.BIRDS OF THE BANKS … A female greater painted-snipe, otherwise known as Rostratula benghalensis, spotted in Manikganj recently. The shorebird species is widely distributed across wetland habitats of Africa and southern Asia. They live solitarily or in pairs, but can som

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. 

Says Environment Adviser Rizwana

DoE launches operational drive

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

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

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=

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

Production cost at new facility to be lower than that of Adani, other plants

Rizwana, also adviser to the Ministry of Water Resources, highlighted several critical issues in climate governance and Bangladesh's priorities.

Dhaka's minimum temperature this morning was 17 degrees Celsius

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted rain in parts of the country, including Dhaka division, from Friday, which may further intensify the cold weather

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday off the coast of the Pacific island state of Vanuatu

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

The weather is expected to remain similar for the next few days

Around 250 acres of Lawachhara National Park remain occupied

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

Chuadanga records country's lowest temperature today at 8.7°C

Dhaka's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the air quality and pollution city ranking

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