Environment

Environment

Low pressure systems over Bay, heatwaves likely this month: BMD

During May, normal flow is expected in the major rivers of the country

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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

4h ago

Injured elephant treated, released in Sherpur forest

A female elephant that had sustained injuries was released in the forest under Madhutila Range area in Sherpur after it was treated by forest officials.

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Telmachhara forest: Water crisis drives wildlife to human settlements

Due to the ongoing dry season, animals are gathering at an artificial reservoir in front of the Telmachhara Forest Office

1d ago

Fuel prices cut by Tk 1 per litre

Tk 104 for diesel and kerosene, Tk 121 for petrol, and Tk 125 for octane

1d ago

Climate justice no longer a deferred ideal, but a constitutional imperative: CJ

"This is not merely a climate crisis. It is a justice crisis"

2d ago

Rare Asiatic black bear spotted with cubs in Habiganj's Telmachara

Also known as the moon bear, it is critically endangered in Bangladesh

2d ago

Court Corner / HC issues rule to curb air pollution

The HC bench of Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque and Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua issued the rule after hearing a writ petition

4d ago

DNCC authority urges city dwellers not to throw garbage haphazardly

"I urge all of you not to throw wastages indiscriminately… You please keep your society clean," the DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz said

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 173 at 9:05am today

Saint Martin’s Island: 930kg plastic waste collected in clean-up drive

A two-day cleaning drive has been conducted on Saint Martin’s Island by the Department of Environment and Bangladesh Sustainable Alliance (BSA), collecting 930kg of plastic waste.

World's 'exceptional' heat streak lengthens into March

March was 1.6C above pre-industrial times, extending an anomaly so unusual that scientists are still trying to fully explain it.

3w ago

Rains likely in Dhaka, 7 other divisions

Day and night temperature may fall slightly over the country

3w ago

Global temperatures at near historic highs in March: EU monitor

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary heat streak that has tested scientific expectations

3w ago

'Imagine a third of Bangladesh underwater,' warns Rizwana

Environment adviser delivers lecture on impacts of climate change

3w ago

LPG price to remain unchanged in April

The new price will be effective from 6:00pm today

3w ago

Mercury rises to 38.5 degrees in Rajshahi, rain likely in next 24 hours

There may be temporary gusty winds with lightning, rain, and thunderstorm at one or two places in the 24 hours from 9:00am today

3w ago

Nor’wester wreaks havoc in Savar, 2 injured

In the Savar Police Station area, the storm lasted for 20 minutes -- from 6:30pm to 6:50pm -- but in Ashulia, gusty winds, hail, and thunder persisted intermittently for nearly two hours, from 6:30pm to 8:15pm

3w ago

Mild to moderate heat wave sweeps over 14 districts including Dhaka

A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over 14 districts including Dhaka and it may continue, Met office said today.

4w ago

A haven for hoolock gibbons

Lawachara National Park, a protected forest spanning 1,250 hectares in Moulvibazar district, is home to rich biodiversity and is one of the last remaining strongholds of the critically endangered hoolock gibbons in the country.

4w ago

Brace for severe heatwave this month

A mild heatwave swept over 10 districts yesterday, and the country may experience a severe one this month, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

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