Environment

Environment

Nature quest / The slow ‘snail-blazers’…

PHOTO: TANVIR JUBAIR .THE SLOW ‘SNAIL-BLAZERS’… A Bradybaenid snail edges carefully along a damp branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil,. Bradybaenidae, often called Asian land snails, are found across East and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, inhabiting moist forests, scrublands and gard

3d ago

Bangladeshis losing 5.5 years to toxic air

Air pollution is cutting Bangladeshis’ average life expectancy by 5.5 years, making it the country’s deadliest external health risk, according to a report published yesterday.

3d ago

Water Resources Ministry, JICA in final talks on Tk 2,248cr haor project

Phase-2 aims to build submerged dams, safeguard boro crops from flash floods

4d ago

World's first commercial CO2 'graveyard' opens in Norway

The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.

6d ago

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Myanmar-India border

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles)

1w ago

Flames beneath the waves

A stunning moonglow or burrowing anemone sways like a living flame in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.

1w ago

Dozens of houses destroyed as river erosion worsens in Jamalpur

Erosion by Old Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers has devoured at least 50 houses in Jamalpur's Bakshiganj upazila, said an official of Water Development Board (WDB).

1w ago

Govt clears purchase of three LNG cargoes for Oct

Spot market procurement approved to meet rising energy demand

1w ago

Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning

Today's air was classified as "unhealthy for sensitive groups", referring to a health threat.

Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’ even on weekend

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 162 this morning

Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 304 at 09:04am today

The slow ‘snail-blazers’…

PHOTO: TANVIR JUBAIR .THE SLOW ‘SNAIL-BLAZERS’… A Bradybaenid snail edges carefully along a damp branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil,. Bradybaenidae, often called Asian land snails, are found across East and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, inhabiting moist forests, scrublands and gard

3d ago

Bangladeshis losing 5.5 years to toxic air

Air pollution is cutting Bangladeshis’ average life expectancy by 5.5 years, making it the country’s deadliest external health risk, according to a report published yesterday.

3d ago

Water Resources Ministry, JICA in final talks on Tk 2,248cr haor project

Phase-2 aims to build submerged dams, safeguard boro crops from flash floods

4d ago

World's first commercial CO2 'graveyard' opens in Norway

The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.

6d ago

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Myanmar-India border

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles)

1w ago

Flames beneath the waves

A stunning moonglow or burrowing anemone sways like a living flame in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.

1w ago

Dozens of houses destroyed as river erosion worsens in Jamalpur

Erosion by Old Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers has devoured at least 50 houses in Jamalpur's Bakshiganj upazila, said an official of Water Development Board (WDB).

1w ago

Govt clears purchase of three LNG cargoes for Oct

Spot market procurement approved to meet rising energy demand

1w ago

Floodwaters recede, but suffering of northern people persists

Strong currents left deep pits in homesteads and yards, while poultry, goats and cattle were washed away in several areas

2w ago

Teesta road bridge embankment partially collapses; 1,000 families at risk

Water levels of Teesta and Dudhkumar rivers start to drop

2w ago