As a tornado formed over Kaptai Lake, cameras came out
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Environment
JU campus home to 34 species of amphibians, reptiles
8 HOUR(s)
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Wildlife
All eyes are on Nepal’s small forensic labs as they identify flood victims from 30 countries
21 September 2026
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World
Expand climate-resilient solutions to ensure safe drinking water in coastal regions: Speakers
20 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Downpour leaves Dhaka roads waterlogged, commuters suffer
20 September 2026
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Weather
Splash and Dash!
18 September 2026
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Wildlife
Lightning strikes kill 4 in Kushtia, Netrokona and Habiganj
17 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
12 sewage entry points identified at Gulshan Lake, PM orders action
17 September 2026
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Environment
Madhumati swallows homes, leaves families with nowhere to go
17 September 2026
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Climate crisis
World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
17 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Gas supply to remain off for 10 hrs in parts of Dhaka tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours tomorrow in different areas in the capital for emergency works in gas pipeline
30 November 2024
Anti-Polythene drive: Tk 19 lakh fine imposed since November 3
The government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.
29 November 2024
Plastic management goals must be realistic: speakers
Combating plastic pollution requires practical, collaborative solutions, said speakers at the roundtable yesterday
29 November 2024
Fish of all waters
small goby fish spotted near a coral in the Bay of Bengal.
28 November 2024
Integrated plan necessary for eco-friendly tourism development: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasised the need for implementing integrated planning to ensure eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection
28 November 2024
Panchagarh shivers as temperature drops to 12.2°C
Despite some sunshine breaking through the morning fog, residents struggled with the chill
28 November 2024
Gas supply to remain suspended for 12 hours in Dhaka EPZ, adjacent areas
Gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours from 6:00pm tomorrow in different areas under Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) and Nabinagar-Chandra area for emergency works in gas pipeline
27 November 2024
To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay
The Philippines, with a population of 120 million, generates some 1.7 million metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste a year, according to the World Bank.
27 November 2024
Govt directed to conduct inquiry, form committee
The High Court, in the full text of an order, issued three directives over the government's electricity purchase deal with India's Adani Power Limited in 2017.
26 November 2024
HC stays lease of forest land at Sonadia island, orders to protect them
The High Court today stayed a lease agreement for allocating 8001 acres of forest land and 2,712 acres of ecologically critical area (ECA) at Sonadia island in Cox’s Bazar
26 November 2024
3 acres of forest land recovered in Gazipur
Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila this afternoon
25 November 2024
Well-marked low in Bay likely to intensify further: BMD
The well-marked low that formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean yesterday still persists.
25 November 2024
Dhaka's air quality 3rd worst in the world this morning
Today's air was classified as 'very unhealthy'
25 November 2024
Plastics: lifesaver turned environmental threat
Since appearing in the 19th century, plastic has undergone many reinventions.
25 November 2024
Low pressure over Bay likely to turn into depression: IMD
The low pressure over east equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression over parts of south Bay tomorrow
24 November 2024
Low pressure in Bay turns into well-marked low
The well-marked low is likely to intensify further, BMD said in its morning weather bulletin
24 November 2024
Australia protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 170 arrested
New South Wales police said 170 protesters were arrested on Sunday for refusing to move from the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle.
24 November 2024
Main points of the $300 billion climate deal
Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku
24 November 2024
Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning
Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the AQI index
24 November 2024
World approves $300b for poor nations in climate deal
Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy historic polluters pay poorer countries to take action against global warming
23 November 2024