Earthquake triggers panic, no damage reported

The magnitude 5.6 quake that struck the country in the morning triggered widespread panic, but there was no report of major casualties or damages
2 December 2023

At least 76 RMG workers injured in Cumilla

At least 76 garment workers were injured when they tried to rush to exit the factory building in Chauddagram of Cumilla after a 5.6 tremor jolted the country this morning
2 December 2023

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Bangladesh this morning.
2 December 2023

COP28: UAE launches new $30 billion climate investment fund

The United Arab Emirates said Friday it is launching a new $30 billion private investment fund focused on climate projects in developing countries
1 December 2023

COP28 launches climate 'loss and damage' fund

The UN's COP28 climate conference formally launched on Thursday a "loss and damage" fund long sought by vulnerable nations devastated by natural disasters linked to global warming
30 November 2023

German govt loses key climate case ahead of COP28

The German government today lost a key climate case brought by environmental groups, in an embarrassing slap down the day before Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due to travel to the COP28 climate summit
30 November 2023

Pratapnagar’s climate woes never end

Upon reaching the Harishkhali village in Pratapnagar union, an area on the forefront of climate impacts in the country,the first thing noticed was a red flag, hoisted by the launch terminal, fluttering against the southernbreeze.
29 November 2023

World must act before climate displacements become humanitarian crisis: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for international support for the worst-affected countries by climate displacements to prevent situation from turning into a humanitarian crisis
28 November 2023

Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes north of Papua New Guinea

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with one witness saying the ground swayed "like you are on a boat"
28 November 2023

Cyclone likely to brew over Bay of Bengal this week

There is a possibility of another cyclonic circulation leading to formation of a low pressure over Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal around November 27, which is likely to intensify into a depression on November 29
25 November 2023

World's richest 1% emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds: report

The richest one percent of the global population are responsible for the same amount of carbon emissions as the world's poorest two-thirds, or five billion people, according to an analysis published Sunday by the non-profit Oxfam International
20 November 2023

Midhili damages Aman paddy in Gazipur: farmers

Heavy rains due to cyclone Midhili have damaged Aman paddy in Gazipur, said farmers
18 November 2023

5 killed as Cyclone Midhili crosses coast

At least five people were killed as cyclone Midhili crossed the country today, inundating low-lying areas in many parts of several southern districts
17 November 2023

One killed as Cyclone Midhili batters Sandwip

A man was killed as a branch of a tree fell on him in front of his house at Moghdhora village in Sandwip upazila of Chattogram as Cyclone Midhili lashed Bangladesh coasts this evening
17 November 2023

800 earthquakes rock Iceland within 14 hours

Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption
11 November 2023

7.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties
8 November 2023

Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 157

Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 157 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
4 November 2023

Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 137

Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
4 November 2023

Nepal hit by 6.4 earthquake, felt in New Delhi

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, Nepal's National Seismological Centre reported as witnesses said it caused houses in the area to collapse and buildings in New Delhi, India to shake
3 November 2023

Abandoned, left to starve

Sharmin Akhter and her husband salvaging the ravaged fences and wrecked tin roofs of what was once their home in Samitypara area of Cox’s Bazar -- this is what this correspondent saw during his visit to the area yesterday.
26 October 2023