Middle East war may force Tk 36,000cr extra energy subsidy: Finance minister
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Energy
The winged gardener
10 April 2026, 04:11 AM
Wild Life
30-minute hailstorm ravages 852 hectares of boro in Netrokona
10 April 2026, 02:31 AM
Natural disaster
Raise tax on tobacco products to protect public health
10 April 2026, 02:24 AM
Environment
First octane consignment since Middle East war arrives at Ctg port
9 April 2026, 19:24 PM
Energy
‘Fuel Pass’ app pilot launched at two Dhaka filling stations
9 April 2026, 15:58 PM
Energy
Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA
8 April 2026, 16:21 PM
Energy
Jet fuel prices for domestic flights now Tk 227 per litre
7 April 2026, 22:53 PM
Energy
Magnitude 4.9 quake strikes near India's Silchar, close to Sylhet
7 April 2026, 15:53 PM
Natural disaster
Nor’wester storm disrupts train services in Noakhali
7 April 2026, 12:56 PM
Natural disaster
Dhaka air a winter hazard
Almost every morning this past winter, media outlets reported on Dhaka’s poor air quality.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
BMD forecast rain, thundershowers over 8 divisions
Rain and thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are forecasted at a few places in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions, according to BMD's weather bulletin for today
23 February 2024, 04:23 AM
Dhaka air seventh most polluted this morning
Dhaka was identified as the city with the seventh most polluted air globally at 8:46 am today, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161 and categorising its air as "unhealthy"
23 February 2024, 03:28 AM
Cox’s Bazar becoming death zone for marine life
Different marine species, including sea turtles and dolphins, have been dying on Cox’s Bazar shore in recent times.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world this morning
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:30am today, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
22 February 2024, 04:37 AM
Phulbari Municipality: Chhoto Jamuna now a dumping zone
Garbage, including plastic waste, piled up across 400 metres under a footbridge on Chhoto Jamuna river, and also scattered along the riverbank on both sides -- this was what this correspondent saw during a recent visit to Phulbari municipality in Dinajpur.
21 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Summit Power suffers 46% drop in profit
Its profit hit Tk 221 crore in FY23, down from Tk 413 crore previous year
21 February 2024, 10:44 AM
Dhaka’s air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 167 at 10:30am today
21 February 2024, 05:56 AM
BELA serves legal notice to CoxDA, 8 authorities to stop hill cutting
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has issued a legal notice to the Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CoxDA) and eight other authorities concerned to stop cutting hills and filling water bodies
20 February 2024, 15:40 PM
‘Hazardous’ air: DoE asks Dhaka residents to wear masks outdoors
The Department of Environment (DoE) has advised people in Dhaka to wear masks if the air pollution in the capital reaches "hazardous" level
20 February 2024, 13:13 PM
2 dead turtles wash ashore on Sonapara sea beach in Cox's Bazar
Two dead turtles of Olive Ridley species washed ashore on the Sonapara sea beach in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila this morning
20 February 2024, 11:04 AM
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
20 February 2024, 04:20 AM
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day today
19 February 2024, 04:15 AM
Breath of (not so) fresh air!
Covering his nose, a man hurries away from a gust of dust on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar’s Amin Bazar area yesterday. Dust from road-digging as well as unplanned and uncoordinated construction works continue to plague this stretch of the road, posing health risk to commuters.
18 February 2024, 18:00 PM
12 city corporations: 17,000-tonne waste generated daily
LGRD minister tells JS
18 February 2024, 14:41 PM
Petition seeks HC directive to prevent torture of elephants
A petition was filed with the High Court today seeking its directive on the government to prevent the torture of elephants in the name of training, and unnecessary usage of elephants in circuses and various social events and street extortion
18 February 2024, 14:40 PM
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
18 February 2024, 03:43 AM
We can still limit temperature rise to 1.5°C: Saber
The window to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C is still open, said Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Saber Hossain Chowdhury yesterday.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Protect our homes, croplands from erosion
Residents of Andharmanik and Jaynagar areas under Manikganj Municipality yesterday organised a human chain demanding that the authorities concerned take steps to protect their homesteads and croplands from Kaliganga river erosion.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
More gas likely to be found in Kailashtila
State Minister for Power, Energy, and Minerals Resources Nasrul Hamid hoped that 1.6 TCF (trillion cubic feet) more gas will be found at the Kailashtila gas field in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM