Natural resources
Nature Quest: A fairy 'tail' from paradise
An adult male Indian paradise flycatcher spotted among the greenery in Salampur of Natore's Lalpur upazila. This magnificent looking bird is native to the Indian subcontinent, central Asia, and Myanmar
865,000 illegal gas connections snapped in last 2 yrs: Nasrul
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said in the last two years, a total of 865,000 illegal gas connections have been snapped
Elephant lying dead on highway died of liver dysfunction: surgeon
An elephant that was found lying dead on the side of a highway in Rajendrapur Bhawal National Park area of Gazipur, died of liver dysfunction, said a veterinary surgeon
25kg venison seized in Barguna
Coast Guard has recovered 25kg venison from Barguna's Patharghata upazila yesterday
Elephant found dead near Gazipur’s Bhawal National Park
An elephant was found dead at Bhawal National Park area at Gazipur's Rajendrapur this afternoon
The areas in Savar where gas supply will be halted for 12hrs tomorrow
Gas supply to all categories of customers will be suspended at different areas in Savar for 12 hours from 9:00am to 9:00pm tomorrow
BPDB supplies record 16,233MW power
Bangladesh Power Development Board today supplied a record 16,233 megawatts of electricity as power demand increased due to a country-wide heatwave
Russia bans fuel exports for 6 months from March 1
Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for maintenance of refineries in the world's second-largest oil exporter
Gas supply to be halted for 15 hours in parts of Dhaka tomorrow
Gas supply in different areas of Dhaka city will be suspended for 15 hours from 9:00am tomorrow for emergency replacement and relocation of gas transmission lines under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Parts of Dhaka city to face gas supply disruption tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for three hours for emergency repairing work of gas lines in different areas of Dhaka city tomorrow
Summit Power suffers 46% drop in profit
Its profit hit Tk 221 crore in FY23, down from Tk 413 crore previous year
BELA serves legal notice to CoxDA, 8 authorities to stop hill cutting
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has issued a legal notice to the Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CoxDA) and eight other authorities concerned to stop cutting hills and filling water bodies
Petition seeks HC directive to prevent torture of elephants
A petition was filed with the High Court today seeking its directive on the government to prevent the torture of elephants in the name of training, and unnecessary usage of elephants in circuses and various social events and street extortion
More gas likely to be found in Kailashtila
State Minister for Power, Energy, and Minerals Resources Nasrul Hamid hoped that 1.6 TCF (trillion cubic feet) more gas will be found at the Kailashtila gas field in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet.
More gas likely to be found in Sylhet’s Kailashtila field: Nasrul
State Minister for Power, Energy, and Minerals Resources Nasrul Hamid hoped that 1.6 TCF (trillion cubic feet) more gas will be found at the Kailashtila gas field in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet
Gas supply to northern districts to remain halted till Sunday
Gas supply to the northern districts under the Paschimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) was suspended last night due to line-repair work in Hatikumrul area of Sirajganj
Petrobangla eyes 100 more gas wells
Petrobangla presented an ambitious plan yesterday to drill 100 new gas wells in the country aimed at boosting local production
