PDB can save $1.2 billion a year by fixing core problems: IEEFA

The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid
4 December 2024, 05:01 AM

Rizwana calls for legal recognition for water, land

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan urged the global community for legal recognition of water, land, food, and the environment
3 December 2024, 15:39 PM

Blockade, vandalism protesting illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river

Locals blocked a highway and vandalised trucks, excavator, and pipes demanding to put an end to illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river in the Garabari Tarai area in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila this afternoon
3 December 2024, 14:18 PM

Land of Karnaphuli: HC issues contempt of court against 3 CPA officials

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against three officials of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) including its Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, for initiating a process to give lease of Karnaphuli river land without complying with its order for preserving the land
3 December 2024, 13:41 PM

Chevron plans to invest in gas exploration, officials tell Yunus

The chief adviser highlighted key reforms undertaken by the interim government to ensure a better investment climate in the country.
3 December 2024, 12:23 PM

World Court to open climate change hearings

The hearings begin a week after developing nations denounced as woefully inadequate an agreement reached at the COP29 summit for countries to provide $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 to help poorer nations cope with climate change.
2 December 2024, 04:30 AM

BMD forecasts cold waves, fog in December

Rainfall is predicted to remain within normal levels for December
1 December 2024, 14:57 PM

Three killed as Cyclone Fengal pummels India's south

Cyclone Fengal made landfall late Saturday with sustained winds of 70-80 kilometres an hour (43-50 miles per hour).
1 December 2024, 07:35 AM

Tetulia records country’s lowest temperature today at 10.5°C

The northern districts, particularly Panchagarh, are experiencing biting cold as temperatures have hovered between 10.3°C and 13.4°C over the past six days
1 December 2024, 06:32 AM

Dhaka's air quality 5th worst in the world this morning

On the first workday of the week, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 193 at 8:50am this morning
1 December 2024, 04:04 AM

Cyclone ‘Fengal’ over Bay

Dhaka city experienced a light drizzle yesterday evening due to the impacts of the cyclone “Fengal” (pronounced Feinjal) formed over the Bay of Bengal, according to an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
30 November 2024, 20:04 PM

Power sector’s indemnity act repealed at last

The government yesterday repealed the long-debated “indemnity act” of the power sector, bringing to an end the 15-year-long practice of awarding contracts under opaque circumstances.
30 November 2024, 18:30 PM

Job scarcity, climate change driving up internal migration

Around 71 percent of internal migrant workers in Bangladesh migrate due to livelihood challenges or a lack of job opportunities, while 69 percent are driven by lower wages, according to a new survey revealed yesterday.
30 November 2024, 18:00 PM

No more IPP in power sector with govt guarantee to buy electricity: adviser

He says no alternative to renewable energy as it’s a compulsion
30 November 2024, 13:52 PM

Newly appointed BERC member Gias Uddin resigns

Gias Uddin Zoarder, a newly appointed member of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, has resigned against the backdrop of media reports on his alleged involvement in corruption..According to official sources, Gias Uddin Zoarder, a former top official of the Dhaka Power Distribution Com
30 November 2024, 12:43 PM

Gas supply to remain off for 10 hrs in parts of Dhaka tomorrow

Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours tomorrow in different areas in the capital for emergency works in gas pipeline
30 November 2024, 12:36 PM

Anti-Polythene drive: Tk 19 lakh fine imposed since November 3

The government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.
29 November 2024, 20:07 PM

Plastic management goals must be realistic: speakers

Combating plastic pollution requires practical, collaborative solutions, said speakers at the roundtable yesterday
29 November 2024, 12:02 PM

Fish of all waters

small goby fish spotted near a coral in the Bay of Bengal.
28 November 2024, 20:11 PM

Integrated plan necessary for eco-friendly tourism development: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasised the need for implementing integrated planning to ensure eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection
28 November 2024, 11:50 AM