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Expand climate-resilient solutions to ensure safe drinking water in coastal regions: Speakers
20 September 2026
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Madhumati swallows homes, leaves families with nowhere to go
17 September 2026
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World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
17 September 2026
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Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger: El Nino chokes Central America
16 September 2026
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Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake
14 September 2026
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Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms
8 September 2026
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Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
4 September 2026
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UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
4 September 2026
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Reaction / Nepal’s climate compensation push and the question of who pays
3 September 2026
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Cop found dead on Meghna char
An on-duty police constable has been found dead on a char in the Meghna River of Chandpur Sadar upazila.
7 June 2015
Two human traffickers arrested
Police arrested two alleged human traffickers at Haribhanga village in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday.
21 May 2015
Antarctic ice shelf could collapse by 2020: Nasa
NASA scientists says the remnants of the Larsen B ice shelf, much of which already disintegrated back in 2002 will completely collapse by 2020, reports The Washington Post
16 May 2015
7.3 Nepal quake jolts Bangladesh, in phases
A strong 7.4 earthquake strikes the already devastated Nepal and rocks Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh – in phases.
12 May 2015
Getting wet feet for Tuvalu
An artwork that gets your feet wet is about to be unveiled in Venice at the 56th International Biennale.
6 May 2015
Meeting loved ones at the border
The beginning of the Bengali New Year is a special day for all Bengalis. But it's more so for some individuals who only get to see their
5 May 2015
Lightning kills 5 in Sunamganj
Five people have been and three others injured in separate lightning incidents in Sunamganj, the north-eastern borderline district in the county.
2 May 2015
NHRC boss blames fanaticism, patriarchal system
Chief of National Human Rights Commission blames the sexual assault at Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebration on religious fanaticism and patriarchal system.
20 April 2015
Climate change: Nature's wrath hits hard
The warnings could not have been more severe: a monster named Haiyan was coming, a storm carrying rains at wind speeds no one on Earth had ever seen or felt before, so strong it could sweep the sea inland.
18 April 2015
World's last surviving rhino under 24hr surveillance
The world's last surviving male northern white rhino - stripped of his horn for his own safety - is now under 24-hour armed guard in a desperate final bid to save the species,
15 April 2015
Verdict to be executed soon: Law minister
Supreme Court verdict upholding death penalty of war criminal Kamaruzzaman will be executed at the earliest possible time, law minister says.
6 April 2015
Bogra nor’wester deaths climb to 19
The death toll in Bogra has reached 19 as nor’wester lashed different areas of the district last evening.
5 April 2015
Plot to attack oil depots: Another suspect held
Suspect in the case filed for planning attack on depots of three oil companies in Chittagong are arrested along with five associates from different parts in Patenga
28 March 2015
Man burnt to death in Ctg fire
A man burnt alive as a fire broke out at a slum in Chittagong city
27 March 2015
8 held while crossing border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested eight people while they were going to India without valid documents through
21 March 2015
Pro-AL teachers sweep over RUTA polls
Pro-Awami League teachers of "yellow" panel bagged 14 out of 15 executive posts in Rajshahi University Teachers' Association (RUTA) elections
21 March 2015
Man held with fake notes
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man along with fake notes worth Tk one lakh in Puronbazar area under Chunarughat
15 March 2015
Global CO2 emissions 'stalled' in 2014
International Energy Agency's data shows the growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year
14 March 2015
Sidr was one of the fiercest cyclones
Sidr was considered as fierce a cyclone as the ones that hit the country in 1970 and 1991 killing 5 lakh and 1.4 lakh people respectively
16 November 2007