Environment

Environment

6.1-magnitude quake hits off southern Philippines

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck deep off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said

10h ago

Lawachara Nat’l Park: Speed limit for trains, vehicles still ignored, wildlife at risk

The government imposed a 20kmph speed limit for trains and vehicles passing through Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar in 2023 to protect wildlife.

18h ago

Rains, thunder showers with lightning likely in all divisions in next 24hr: BMD

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Mongla and Cox's Bazar have been advised to show number-3 signal

1d ago

Saviours of the swamps

A yellow monitor lizard slithers through a waterbody in Khulna’s Bilpabla. Also known as the golden monitor, these reptiles are found across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and parts of Pakistan.

1d ago

Install solar panels on all govt building rooftops: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday instructed the authorities concerned to take initiatives to generate power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings in the country.

1d ago

Leopard caught on camera in Bandarban forest for first time in 10 years

Camera traps were installed throughout the forest to monitor bears and other wildlife

2d ago

Stop destroying nature, plant trees instead

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged all to avoid destroying nature and stop the production and use of single-use plastic products and come together to plant trees and create a beautiful environment for the generations to come.

2d ago

Monsoon rains expected to linger for 5 days: met office

Some regions may see heavier rain in next 2-3 days

3d 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

Devastating Italian floods kill at least 13, wreck homes and farms

Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros' worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday..Torrential rains this week devastated the eastern side of the region, known as Romagna, w

2y ago

5 Scrapped coal-fired projects: WB advises using sites for solar power plants

The World Bank has recommended using the sites of five cancelled coal-fired projects for setting up solar power plants that could produce up to 3,788 megawatts.

2y ago

Mother fish release sample eggs in Halda

Mother fish in Halda River have released sample eggs starting Wednesday night.

2y ago

Plastic-eating fungi found in Chinese coastal salt marshes

An international team of scientists identified plastic-eating bacteria and fungi in Chinese coastal salt marshes, presenting new possibilities for global waste management, according to a study published today

2y ago

Intl market to determine power, gas price: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the price of electricity and gas will be determined by the international market

2y ago

Animal lovers demand justice for elephant killing

Animal lovers in the capital formed a human chain demanding that the perpetrators of elephant killing be brought to book.

2y ago

Cyclones, floods displaced 12.5m people in South Asia in 2022: report

Natural disasters, including cyclones and devastating floods, triggered internal displacement of 12.5 million people in South Asia in 2022 and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the most affected by floods, says a report by Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

2y ago

More rain likely this afternoon, says BMD meteorologist

Dhaka saw light rainfall this morning, which helped improve the air quality and provide relief from the heat.

2y ago

River ports asked to hoist warning signal 2

The warning for inland river ports will remain valid till 6:00pm today

2y ago

Illegal brick kilns: HC summons N'ganj DC for noncompliance

The High Court today summoned the deputy commissioner of Narayanganj and two other high officials over noncompliance of its directives regarding demolishing all the illegal brick kilns in Narayanganj.The HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury directe

2y ago