5 students awarded in 'Waste Management Olympiad' in Narayanganj
22 October 2025, 11:43 AM
Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Baridhara residents protest garbage facility near church and school
21 October 2025, 14:47 PM
Kurigram canal freed from grabbing
20 October 2025, 19:02 PM
Declared extinct, freshwater crocodile in Padma photographed by birdwatching couple
20 October 2025, 19:01 PM
Climate debt storm threatens financial stability
18 October 2025, 22:00 PM
Low pressure likely to form over Bay on October 24
18 October 2025, 21:04 PM
Low pressure likely to form over Bay of Bengal on Oct 24: BMD
18 October 2025, 05:16 AM
Eliminating polythene key solution to waterlogging
17 October 2025, 22:52 PM
Heavy rains leave parts of country in a mess
Downpours in parts of the country over the last three days have resulted in three deaths, suspension of rail communication, waterlogging in cities, and severe traffic jams.
6 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Flash floods hit 3 northern dists
Vast tracts of low-lying areas in three northern districts have been inundated due to an onrush of water from upstream and torrential rainfall.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM
North braces for flash floods as Teesta swells
Rising water levels of the Teesta’s due to heavy rains, severe flooding, and a breach in a dam in India’s northeastern Sikkim may trigger flash floods in the northern parts of Bangladesh.
4 October 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Address rise in temp with urgency’
Authorities should address the rising temperatures in Dhaka and other cities with urgency, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday.
4 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record: US data
The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary US analysis of satellite data showed Monday
26 September 2023, 02:37 AM
Heavy rain exposes city’s poor drainage
Thursday night’s incessant downpour has exposed the capital’s poor drainage system as different neighbourhoods remained waterlogged until last night.
22 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Give Bangladesh takes initiative to protect coastal areas
Give Bangladesh Foundation (GBF) took the initiative to plant 3,000 trees in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira, a salinity-affected coastal area on Friday
18 September 2023, 17:55 PM
Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects
As the world swelters through record temperatures, scientists say an unusual culprit may be partly to blame: an underwater volcanic eruption off Tonga in the South Pacific last year
17 September 2023, 06:25 AM
Patuakhali fishermen alone dump 15 tonnes a year: study
Around 15 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste are dumped into the Bay of Bengal by fishermen of Patuakhali every year, says a study.
16 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Influential locals attack mobile court personnel
An executive magistrate and at least four police personnel were injured after influential locals attacked a mobile court team on their way back after eviction at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram this afternoon
14 September 2023, 16:31 PM
If rivers die, we can’t survive
Specific and immediate efforts are required to save the rivers in Mymensingh, said speakers at a workshop yesterday.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Involve indigenous groups: JS body
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change recommended involving the indigenous community in conserving forests, biodiversity, and combating climate change, by utilizing their valuable experience and knowledge.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Flood worsens in six districts
Swelling rivers have worsened flooding in six districts.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Jamuna Erosion: 30 homes gone in half an hour
In mere half an hour, the Jamuna devoured the homes, croplands, and belongings of some 30 families in Ichamara village of Bogura’s Sariakandi. Powerless to do anything, the families watched in horror as everything they owned was swept away, leaving them with nothing.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Flood In Kurigram: Around 30,000 still stranded
At least 30,000 people of Kurigram are currently marooned as the flood situation in the district’s Rajarhat, Ulipur and Chilmari upazilas remains largely unchanged, according to the district relief and rehabilitation office.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Flood in North: 1 lakh people affected in four districts
The water level in the Teesta may begin to fall tomorrow while the swelling Jamuna may cause floods in vast areas of Sirajganj, officials said.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Kharia, a river on deathbed
Environmental pollution and encroachment have left Kharia river in Mymensingh’s Phulpur upazila on its deathbed.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Now, trees cut for govt housing project
Workers under supervision of the Public Works Department (PWD) officials yesterday cut down trees to make space for a housing block for parliament officials and staff near Shahid Shahabuddin Road in the capital’s Agargaon without authorisation from relevant authorities.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
DSCC wards with 10 or more dengue cases a week to get special cleanup drives
If a Dhaka South City Corporation ward records 10 dengue cases in a week, then a special drive by cleaning staff and mosquito-control workers would be conducted there, Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has said
23 August 2023, 16:05 PM
Flood in the North: Water receding, sufferings linger
Thousands of people living in low-lying areas of several northern districts have been affected by flooding after adjoining rivers overflowed their banks.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM