Environment
Nature Quest / 'PAKHIR GRAM'
The Ashurhat village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila has become a haven for Asian Openbill Storks,
Diesel, kerosene prices reduced by Tk 0.50 for November
The government has reduced diesel and kerosene prices by Tk 0.50 per litre for November while petrol and octane prices would remain the same
Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit
While plenty have criticised the annual COP summit in the past, it is rare for any government to so totally dismiss the UN's premier climate talks.
To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay
The Philippines, with a population of 120 million, generates some 1.7 million metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste a year, according to the World Bank.
Rising temperatures pose a threat to maternal, reproductive health: study
Rising global temperatures pose a severe threat to maternal and reproductive health by increasing the risks of pregnancy complications and losses, according to a new study
HC questions legality of Ctg port authority’s law to fill river
The High Court today issued a rule questioning the legality of a law that has empowered the authorities concerned to fill Karnaphuli river in Chattogram
Take outdated vehicles off the road in six months
The government yesterday set a six-month timeframe for removing all outdated vehicles from Dhaka after a meeting with transport owners.
Dhaka's air quality 4th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at 9:00am today
Rivers around Dhaka stay heavily polluted
Rivers around Dhaka city remain seriously polluted despite some measures that have been taken over the years to curb water pollution, according to a recent study.
Cyclone Dana: Govt prepared to tackle situation
The government has made necessary preparations to tackle Cyclone "Dana", which has formed in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry announced today
Cyclone Dana: Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
It is likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction and intensify further
Cyclone 'Dana' intensifies in Bay of Bengal, may impact Bangladesh's Sundarbans
Maritime ports advised to hoist distant warning signal no 2
DoE cancels report recommending to lift sand from forestland
The Department of Environment (DoE) cancelled the inspection report recommending to lift sand from a reserve forest in Chattogram today, two days after The Daily Star published a story titled “Forestland given away for illegal sand lifting”
Maritime ports advised to hoist cautionary signal 1
The depression may continue to move west-northwest, intensify, and turn into a cyclone. If it turns into a cyclone, it will be named "Dana"
Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba: president
Hurricane Oscar left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend during a major power blackout, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Monday
Cyclone Dana likely to make landfall on Oct 24
Low expected to develop into a cyclonic storm by October 23
Low-pressure in Bay may develop into cyclone: BMD
Meteorologist says residents in the northern regions might begin to feel the chill by mid-November, while those in Dhaka may have to wait until the end of the month
UN biodiversity summit opens with call for 'significant' funding
Guterres highlighted that destroying nature increases conflict, hunger and disease, fuels poverty and negatively impacts economic growth.