A wake-up call for Dhaka
The series of six earthquakes that shook Myanmar yesterday, occurring along the Sagaing fault -- the country’s longest faultline -- served as a stark reminder of Dhaka’s earthquake vulnerability.
28 March 2025, 18:25 PM
China’s Brahmaputra Dam project: Experts voice concern, govt asks Beijing for info
The project will be built on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.
26 March 2025, 18:53 PM
Dhaka’s groundwater: Drying up alarmingly
Despite annual recharge every year, there is an overall declining trend in groundwater level due to over-extraction
21 March 2025, 18:48 PM
79 rivers dead or on deathbed
At least 79 of the government-listed 1,156 rivers flowing through the country have dried up or are in the process of drying up in recent times, threatening livelihoods, agriculture, and local biodiversity, a recent study has revealed.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Our gentle giants in peril
Over the past decade, nearly half of the country’s wild elephant population has been wiped out.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Teesta plan with China gains pace
Under the deal, POWERCHINA will prepare a concept paper by December and conduct a feasibility study in 2026
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Noakhali-Feni: Floodwaters gone months ago but sufferings linger
Nineteen-year-old Sajjad Hossain had no alternative but to start building a new thatched home for his two sisters, mother and himself since their house was swept away by a flood four months ago in Pashchim Aloka village, situated on the banks of Muhuri river in Feni’s Parshuram upazila.
13 January 2025, 18:13 PM
Dhaka needs to urgently prepare for a major quake
Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Cyclone Amphan in Bay: Big challenge is to manage evacuation
Amphan, the cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, may lash the coastal districts in three days, upending social distancing and hygiene practices needed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Harvest all paddy now
With the severe cyclonic storm “Amphan” approaching the coast, the agricultural office has advised farmers in coastal districts to harvest all the paddy that have matured up to at least 80 percent matured.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
‘No worries’ for next six months
Once the Boro harvest is completed across the country, the nation is unlikely to face cereal shortage in the next six months.
15 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Toxic ship heading for Bangladesh
A shipbreaking company is set to illegally import a highly toxic ship for scrapping, risking workers’ health and environmental damage.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Hidden cases now spreading virus
Shafiul Alam, a worker at a garment factory in coronavirus-hit Gazipur, returned to his village home in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila on April 15.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Good move amid myriad challenges
The government is taking steps to increase food grain stock and help farmers get fair prices for their produce amid the coronavirus outbreak.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 10/kg rice card for the poor
Amid allegations over theft of rice meant for poor, the government has postponed the open market sale (OMS) and taken an initiative to issue cards for lower-income people across the country to sell them rice at Tk 10.
15 April 2020, 18:00 PM
16,000 acres of forest at risk
The Forest Department is in fear of permanently losing around 16,000 acres of Sal forest in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila as the land ministry recorded it as khas and private land.
20 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Rivers in Dhaka, Ctg: PM approves masterplan to save them
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved a masterplan to free all major rivers in and around Dhaka and Chattogram cities from encroachment and pollution by 2030.
16 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka rivers under onslaught
The rotten stench emanating from the polluted Buriganga water hits the nostrils even before reaching the river’s bank.
6 February 2020, 18:00 PM
The curse of contamination
The water was once so clear that you could see to the bottom. Locals used to drink water from the canal and also bathed in it.
Now what one would find there is black liquid flowing down the river. It smells so bad that it is hard to stand beside it, said Tara Mia, an elderly man from Barabari village.
25 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Air pollution: Tanneries burning leather wastes at Dhaleshwari
For last two years the authorities of Tannery Industrial Estate are polluting the Dhaleshwari river dumping liquid waste as their effluent treatment plant is not ready yet, now they are also polluting air by burning leather wastes in the bank of the Dhaleshwari.
21 December 2019, 05:26 AM
Six Common Rivers: Dhaka, Delhi to share data
After 34 years, the Joint Rivers Commission of Bangladesh and India will tomorrow update data on six common rivers and discuss a framework on sharing the waters of those.
16 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhaka gasping for fresh air
The hazy skies of Dhaka city in the beginning of winter may seem like harbingers of the cold season. But what appears to be only mist or fog, is actually smog and dust.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM
How liquid waste causes health risk
A 250-bed hospital in Dhanmondi produces about 4,000 litres of liquid waste a day. The liquid is treated to ensure that it doesn’t spread infection when disposed of.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Hospitals breach disposal rules
Many healthcare facilities across the capital have been breaching their legal obligations on safe disposal of medical waste, but a decade-old system is failing to hold them accountable.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM
The shady ‘recycle-man’
He is an apparent big shot in the black market of medical recyclables. Probably in his late thirties, the man keeps close supervision over his business and is careful to leave no footprints behind.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Safety takes a back seat
A worker hacks away at a pipe-like object at a small scrap shop in Old Dhaka’s Islambagh. The sound of his hammer crashing against the pipe is instantly followed by bits of plastic flying off in all directions. Flecks of yellow and red tint the air.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM
42m people to be hit by 2050
A new research shows coastal flooding will hit nearly 42 million people in Bangladesh by 2050, meaning that the situation is likely to be worse than what was feared earlier.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM
He saw death so close
It is called “body contract”, under which you do not need to pay a dime before reaching your destination. But as soon as you are there, your family members have to make the payment.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM