Environment

Environment

Nature Quest / Deer Dash!

A male axis deer or spotted deer, locally known as Chittra horin, dashes through a waterbody in the Sundarbans. Known to be one of the gems of the Sundarbans, axis deer are beloved to all Bangladeshis,

21h ago

Ongoing gas shortage to go on for at least two weeks

The ongoing gas shortage across the country will remain the same for a fortnight as the re-installation of the damaged Disconnectable Turret Mooring (DTM) on the subsea landing pad of the Summit-run LNG regasification terminal may take two more weeks

23h ago

Change in India's power export rules won't affect supply to Bangladesh: Adani Group

The recent amendment to India's Power Export Guidelines will not affect the existing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Adani Power and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), said Adani Group today

2d ago

Rain, thundershowers forecast across the country: BMD

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are expected in most areas of Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)'s weather bulletin today.

3d ago

Rain, thundershowers likely across Bangladesh: Met office

Rain or thundershowers across all divisions including Dhaka is likely to occur within the next 24 hours, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s latest weather bulletin today

1w ago

Heavy rain likely in Dhaka, four divisions

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain across the country till Tuesday morning.

1w ago

74 villages submerged, thousands affected

Floodwaters have breached 15 points in the flood control embankments of the Muhuri, Kahua, and Shilonia rivers in Feni’s Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas, inundating 74 villages.

1w ago

Air quality of Dhaka remains ‘moderate’

Dhaka has ranked 60th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 56 at 9:08am yesterday morning.

1w ago

Unfit vehicles, brick kilns, dust pollution responsible for air pollution: Tazul Islam

LGRD Minister Tazul Islam today told parliament that the main causes of air pollution are unfit vehicles, black smoke emitted from factories and brick kilns, and dust pollution caused by urbanisation

Dead fish, dolphin carcass point to Halda pollution

Two dead fish were recovered from Halda river's Kuman Khali area of Hathazari upazila of Chattogram today

Dhaka’s air 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air continues to be 'unhealthy' as it ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality today

Floods hit Khagrachhari for the third time in 2 months

Incessant rain for two days flooded Khagrachhari for the third time in two months, inundating more than two dozen villages and snapping the road connections to Rangamati’s Sajek and Langadu

1w ago

Sylhet Flood: 66,584 houses damaged in three districts

As their house was damaged in the ongoing flood, Aftab Uddin’s family has been living in Bara Maidan High School shelter for 23 days at Talimpur union in Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar.

1w ago

Flash Floods, Waterlogging: 31,000 marooned in Cox’s Bazar, parts of Bagerhat inundated

Over a week of incessant rain has triggered flash floods in Cox’s Bazar district, affecting over one lakh people and marooning around 31,000 residents. Roads, crop lands, and households across five upazilas -- Ukhiya, Ramu, Eidgaon, Chakaria, and Kutubdia -- are submerged under water.

1w ago

23 Tripura Families: Landslide threat looms large over them

The indigenous Tripura community has lived for generations in the Satchhari National Park of Chunarughat upazila, Habiganj.

1w ago

Nature quest: The Doodhraj's dive

An Indian paradise flycatcher about to take a dive into the Jamuna in Naogaon’s Badalgachi.

2w ago

Net zero goal critical to Earth's stability: study

If left unchecked, global warming could set in motion dangerous and irreversible changes to planetary systems such as the disappearance of ice sheets or a collapse of ocean currents.

2w ago

Chattogram hit by waterlogging amid torrential rain

114.6mm recorded in 24 hours, downpour may continue, says Met office

2w ago

Kerala landslides: Death toll rises to 158

The death count in the deadly landslides in India's Kerala galloped to 158 as military personnel today intensified search and rescue operations, officials said

2w ago

BPC importing 7,000 tonnes of diesel from India

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is importing 7,000 tonnes of diesel from India through the "India-Bangladesh Friendship" pipeline..The move came following disruption in fuel supply in the northern region due to rail wagon crisis. .Of the quantity, so far 4,000 tonnes of diesel was i

2w ago

Nat’l fisheries week starts

The inauguration ceremony of National Fisheries Week was held this afternoon at the Darbar Hall of the District Commissioner’s Officer in Patuakhali

2w ago
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