Climate crisis

Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger: El Nino chokes Central America

AFP

2 HOUR(s) • Climate crisis

Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake

Reuters

14 September 2026 • Climate crisis

Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

Reuters

8 September 2026 • Climate crisis

Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo

AFP, Kuching

4 September 2026 • Climate crisis

UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims

AFP, Kathmandu

4 September 2026 • Climate crisis

Reaction / Nepal’s climate compensation push and the question of who pays

Ashik Hossain

3 September 2026 • Climate crisis

El Niño likely to strengthen further, persist into 2027, WMO says

Reuters

3 September 2026 • Climate crisis

As Dharla erodes, riverbank families fear losing everything

Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat

18 August 2026 • Natural Disaster

Mild tremor jolts Narsingdi

Star Online Report

17 August 2026 • Natural Disaster

Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia

Reuters, Bogota

10 August 2026 • Natural Disaster

Why recent earthquakes near Dhaka should not trigger panic, experts explain

No major fault line has been identified around the capital, though experts warn that regional quakes and vulnerable buildings remain serious risks

24 June 2026

Gulf states ‘dragging their feet’ as migrant workers face deadly heat: HRW

Rights group says fixed midday work bans are failing to protect labourers from heat stroke, kidney failure and death

23 June 2026

4.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, nearby areas

BMD located the epicentre in Narayanganj's Rupganj

22 June 2026

Flood fears grow as Teesta nears danger level

The water level of Teesta rose sharply yesterday following continuous rainfall and upstream runoff, raising fears of flooding in five northern districts and inundating low-lying areas and shoals.

21 June 2026

Rangamati issues landslide warning amid continued rainfall

Residents living at the foot of vulnerable hills urged to move to safer shelters

14 June 2026

4.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh

Tremor was felt around 9:40pm

12 June 2026

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5.3 earthquake in Bhutan felt in Bangladesh

Tremors felt in Dhaka, elsewhere; no casualties reported

7 June 2026

Six killed in lightning strikes in Chapainawabganj

Four victims were reportedly struck while collecting mangoes in orchards during rainfall

4 June 2026

UN warns of extreme heat risk from El Nino and urges preparedness

El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts between nine and 12 months, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

2 June 2026