China premier urges major powers to 'take responsibility' for environment

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged major powers to "show responsibility" and play a leading role in improving global environmental governance and addressing such challenges as climate change.
4 September 2021

Marooned, they wait for relief

People in the remote shoals of the Jamuna are suffering immensely for want of drinking water and food.
3 September 2021

Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns

Thick smoke billowed above Brazil's Amazon jungle as fire tore through butchered rainforest and discarded trees littered the scorched earth like dead matchsticks, burnt and black.
3 September 2021

20,000 marooned in Nilphamari as Teesta River inundates low lying areas

At least 20,000 people living in different shoals of Teesta River and surrounding low lying areas in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas of Nilphamari were marooned as water level in the river started to increase from this morning.
3 September 2021

Brahmaputra flowing above danger level, flooding worsens in Kurigram

The water level of Brahmaputra River was flowing 50 cm above danger level at Chilmari point of Kurigram this morning which has further deteriorated the overall flooding in Kurigram.
3 September 2021

Floods to prolong till mid-Sept

Flood-hit people will continue to suffer a few more days as the floods in low lying areas of 11 districts will not wane until second week of September, said the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (ffwc).
2 September 2021

2 Rohingyas die in lightning strike at Cox’s Bazar, 3 others injured

Two Rohingyas died in a lightning strike in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia early today. Three others were injured in the incident.
2 September 2021

Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, Sirajganj

The flood situation in Kurigram and Sirajganj has deteriorated as Brahmaputra and Jamuna’s water levels are flowing above the danger level this morning.
2 September 2021

Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 26 dead

Flash flooding killed at least 26 people in the Northeast as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that swept away cars, submerged New York City subway lines and grounded airline flights, officials said on Thursday.
2 September 2021

Around 30pc of country to be flood affected

Around 30 percent of the country’s area is set to be inundated as the water level of the Jamuna and Padma is forecast to continue rising over the next three days.
1 September 2021

Erosion by Jamuna: Jalalpur, a village on verge of disappearance

Residents of Jalalpur village in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila have been passing days in constant fear over the last couple of months since the mighty Jamuna river took a serious turn at the start of this monsoon and continued devouring most of the homesteads and vast croplands at the village.
1 September 2021

Ida evacuees urged not to return home after devastation

Evacuees who fled Ida before the storm hammered southern Louisiana are being urged not to return home just yet as the long, arduous recovery is only beginning from one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast.
1 September 2021

Flood situation worsens in Sirajganj, Kurigram; 1.50 lakh people stranded

Flood situation in Sirajganj and Kurigram has worsened as water level in the Brahmaputra, Jamuna and Dharla rivers is above the danger level.
1 September 2021

30% of global tree species at risk of extinction: report

Almost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out, according to a landmark report published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) on Wednesday.
1 September 2021

Flood in six districts worsens

With thousands of people still marooned by floods, river erosion has taken a serious turn at least in six districts.
31 August 2021

Thousands marooned in Manikganj as river water continues to rise

Low-lying areas of Manikganj have been inundated as water of all rivers, including Padma and Jamuna, in the district continues to rise due to incessant rainfall for the last few days and the onrush of water from upstream, marooning several thousand families in three upazilas of Manikganj.
31 August 2021

Japan, US to press China on emissions ahead of climate summit

Japan and the United States agreed to press China to further reduce carbon emissions, the Japanese foreign minister said Tuesday after high-level talks in Tokyo.
31 August 2021

California's Caldor fire moves closer to more heavily populated areas

California's Caldor fire moved closer to more heavily populated areas in the northern part of the state on Sunday, leading to more evacuation orders and warnings as well as road closures, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
30 August 2021

New Orleans blacked out as Ida floods Louisiana, Mississippi

Hurricane Ida became a tropical storm as its top winds slowed over Mississippi on Monday, 16 hours after blowing ashore in Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. mainland. Ida pushed so much water into the mouth of the Mississippi that it reversed the flow of the mighty river and blacked out New Orleans, taking down backup electricity for the city’s crucial pumping system.
30 August 2021

Swelling Padma, Jamuna: Two major rivers devour more fresh areas in Manikganj, Tangail

Erosion has taken a serious turn in Manikganj and Tangail as flood water continues increasing in the Padma and Jamuna rivers, devouring more fresh areas.
29 August 2021