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
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