Climate compensation on table for the 1st time at COP27
6 November 2022, 13:40 PM
Environment
Amazon hydropower: Brazil's 'people of the river' pay the price
12 October 2022, 13:21 PM
Environment
Extreme heat: $6b loss a year in Dhaka’s labour productivity
2 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Environment
Women bear the brunt of climate change
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Environment
Int’l Conference on Sustainable Fisheries Sept 16-18
14 September 2022, 15:26 PM
Environment
Coastal women bearing the brunt
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Environment
Climate change affecting physical, mental health of Bangladeshis: World Bank
7 October 2021, 07:23 AM
Environment
Rising sea levels can render 20m Bangladeshis homeless by 2050
14 September 2021, 05:45 AM
Environment
30% of global tree species at risk of extinction: report
1 September 2021, 05:55 AM
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Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record
21 August 2021, 09:30 AM
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Climate compensation on table for the 1st time at COP27
Delegates at the the UN's COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed to discuss whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change for their suffering.
6 November 2022, 13:40 PM
Amazon hydropower: Brazil's 'people of the river' pay the price
The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil's Amazon, used to flood the river's forested islands during the rainy season, allowing fish to glide among the trees and gorge on fallen fruit.
12 October 2022, 13:21 PM
Int’l Conference on Sustainable Fisheries Sept 16-18
The International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries-2022 is going to be held on September 16-18 at Sylhet Agricultural University.
14 September 2022, 15:26 PM
Coastal women bearing the brunt
Climate change is making it increasingly harder for coastal women to ensure reproductive health and tackle early marriages and domestic violence.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Climate change affecting physical, mental health of Bangladeshis: World Bank
Weather variations in Bangladesh, caused by climate change, is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report.
7 October 2021, 07:23 AM
Rising sea levels can render 20m Bangladeshis homeless by 2050
Around 17% of Bangladesh will be submerged by rising sea levels, rendering 20 million people homeless, by 2050.
14 September 2021, 05:45 AM
30% of global tree species at risk of extinction: report
Almost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out, according to a landmark report published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) on Wednesday.
1 September 2021, 05:55 AM
Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record
Rain fell at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week for the first time on record, another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet already melting at an increasing rate, scientists said on Friday.
21 August 2021, 09:30 AM
July was world's hottest month on record: US agency
July was the hottest month globally ever recorded, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Friday (Aug 13), in the latest data to underline the climate crisis.
14 August 2021, 05:49 AM
Teesta river erosion: Many families turning homeless in Lalmonirhat
The Teesta River is eroding and in its wake is turning many people landless and homeless in Lalmonirhat.
6 August 2021, 05:26 AM
More than 400 people evacuated in Chattogram amid fears of landslides
More than 400 people living in the hills of Chattogram city have been shifted as steady rain threatens to unleash landslides.
28 July 2021, 19:52 PM
25 big cities, almost all in China, driving urban greenhouse gas emissions: study
Just 25 big cities – almost all of them in China – accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world, an analysis of emissions trends showed.
12 July 2021, 12:57 PM
California wildfire advances as heat wave blankets US West
Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.
11 July 2021, 11:11 AM
15,000 face waterlogging as floodwater enters low-lying areas in Sirajganj
The water level is increasing in Jamuna River and is resulting in inundation of low-lying areas in Sirajganj.
9 July 2021, 07:10 AM
Water level of Teesta crosses danger level in Lalmonirhat
Water flow of Teesta River crossed the danger level at Daoni area in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district this afternoon near Teesta barrage inundating riverside areas and homesteads in the low-lying areas.
8 July 2021, 17:17 PM
Forecast warns of flash floods in the country’s northern region
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) today forecast that water levels of Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in the country’s northern region may rise rapidly in the next 72 hours resulting in situations triggering flash floods at some places there.
5 July 2021, 12:41 PM
Climate change to pose bigger test for newsroom leaders than Covid-19: World Editors Forum president
Beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change will emerge as an even bigger challenge for newsroom leaders to cover well, across various domains ranging from environmental to political impact, said World Editors Forum (WEF) president Warren Fernandez.
5 July 2021, 07:05 AM
‘No funds to protect flood shelter under threat of erosion in Lalmonirhat’
The Char Kharuya flood shelter on the Dharla shoal of Mughalhat union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila is under threat due to river erosion and only dumping of geo-bags on an emergency basis could protect it. But the Water Development Board’s executive engineer has said they do not have the funds to do so at the moment.
4 July 2021, 17:31 PM
Four dead as Cyprus forest fire rages
Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest in a blaze one official called the worst on record.
4 July 2021, 14:24 PM
Low-lying areas in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram flooded due to incessant rains
Low-lying areas along the river banks of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram were inundated as river water increased due to incessant rainfall and onrush of upstream water.
2 July 2021, 09:32 AM