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No respite from heat wave for five days: Met office

Severe heat wave is sweeping Khulna division and Rajshahi, Pabna and Tangail districts and it may continue for the next five days, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
20 April 2024, 06:57 AM

Chuadanga records season's highest temp at 41.5ºC

Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature for the fourth consecutive day today
19 April 2024, 14:33 PM

Nature quest: Gems of the forest

The axis deer, chittra horin in Bangla, is one of the more precious belongings of the Sundarbans. This herd was seen wandering outside of the mangrove forest to eat grass under the open sky.
19 April 2024, 05:33 AM

Help your pets beat the heat

This year is predicted to be the hottest year so far and the temperatures have already crossed 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country by now
18 April 2024, 14:03 PM

Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports

Several thousand Bangladeshi passengers remained stranded at the Dubai and Dhaka airports for the last two days as flights to and from Dubai got delayed or cancelled due to unprecedented flooding in the Middle East country
18 April 2024, 13:56 PM

Rain likely in Dhaka, six other divisions

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in the 24 hours from 9:00am today
18 April 2024, 06:28 AM

Climate change to wreck global income by 2050: study

Researchers in Germany estimate that climate change will shrink global GDP at least 20% by 2050. Scientists said that figure would worsen if countries fail to meet emissions-cutting targets
18 April 2024, 06:19 AM

City will face no waterlogging this year: Taposh

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said there will be no waterlogging in the capital during the upcoming rainy season.
17 April 2024, 16:14 PM

How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, are facing an influx of illegal waste shipments from industrialized nations, with a considerable amount trafficked from Europe
17 April 2024, 13:52 PM

Year's highest temperature of 40.7 degrees Celsius recorded in Chuadanga

Local weather official says 'severe heatwave' will continue
17 April 2024, 12:18 PM

Severe heatwave sweeps over Chuadanga, Bagerhat

A severe heatwave is scorching Chuadanga and Bagerhat while a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and parts of Khulna, according to the met office
17 April 2024, 09:12 AM

Chuadanga records season’s highest temperature

Amid the scorching heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature of this season at 40.6 degrees Celsius today
16 April 2024, 13:01 PM

Rain drenches Dhaka amid heatwave

The city dwellers got some relief after rain drenched Dhaka amid ongoing heatwave across the country today
16 April 2024, 10:20 AM

Heatwave sweeps over Bangladesh; Dhaka, 3 other divisions may see rain

A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet and it may continue, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s weather bulletin today
16 April 2024, 06:15 AM

Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka's air continues to be 'unhealthy' as it ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality today
16 April 2024, 04:35 AM

No respite from heat wave for five days: BMD

Six divisions including Dhaka have been experiencing mild to moderate heat wave and it may continue for the next five days, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department
15 April 2024, 05:35 AM

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
15 April 2024, 03:51 AM

Mild heat wave over six divisions likely to spread

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted that the existing mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions may spread in the next 24 hours commencing 9:00am today
13 April 2024, 06:00 AM

No respite from air pollution during Eid holiday

Dhaka’s air quality 2nd worst in world today
13 April 2024, 05:52 AM

Hillock cutting: Excavator, truck seized in Sylhet city

A team of Department of Environment seized an excavator and a truck from the spot where a hillock was being cut and the soil was being transported elsewhere at night in Sylhet city
12 April 2024, 17:24 PM