River police seize 40,000-meter illegal fishing net from Halda-Karnaphuli estuary
River police of Chattogram seized 40,000 meters of illegal fishing net from the estuary of Halda and Karnaphuli rivers today.
Dead river dolphin washes ashore Karnaphuli river bank
A dead river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) washed ashore Karnaphuli river bank along Hamidchor area of the port city today.
Hundreds suffer as low-lying areas of Bagerhat submerged
More than 50 thousand families have been marooned in Bagerhat due to incessant rainfall triggered by depression and full moon tides in the Bay of Bengal.
Can Ichamati be revived?
The tributary where gentle waves from Padma and Ichamati used to merge is now full of brick fields, houses, and croplands.
Vast areas of coastal region inundated
Flashfloods caused by incessant rain inundated vast areas in the country’s coastal regions in the last couple of days.
China flooding brought fear, then washed away livelihoods
Authorities estimate overall economic losses at nearly 90 billion yuan ($14 billion), a devastating blow to the province’s heavily agrarian economy after the torrent of rain last week burst dams...
30-sec tornado damages 50 houses in Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila
Fifty houses belonging to 30 families were damaged as tornado hit two villages in Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila early today.
14 tiger reserves in India get Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS) status
Fourteen tiger reserves in India, including one in the Sundarbans in West Bengal, have received the globally-accepted Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS).
World Tiger Day: Limit tourism to protect Sundarbans’ biodiversity
On occasion of World Tiger Day yesterday, activists and government officials underscored the need to restrict tourism in the Sundarbans to protect the core tiger breeding ground.
Dhaka enjoyed healthy air after Eid-ul-Azha
Dhaka’s air saw significant fall in pollution level during the three days following Eid-ul-Azha.
Fish worth Tk 15 lakh die in Moulvibazar pond
Fish worth around Tk 15 lakh have died due to dumping of waste of a cattle haat into ‘Sagardighi’ in Sreemangal Municipality of Moulvibazar. The dead fish mostly rohu and pangas weighing 2-4 kg...
Pollution from animal waste: Fish worth Tk 15 lakh die in Moulvibazar pond
Fish were dying in a pond as waste of sacrificial animals from a nearby cattle market polluted the water in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila.
