The government is set to launch exploration offers for all 26 offshore blocks today under a significantly relaxed framework featuring lower qualification thresholds, reduced entry costs and a series of commercial safeguards aimed at lowering investor risk in the Bay of Bengal.

BMD forecasts rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds as temperatures may slightly decline nationwide

15 dead in Baghlan, two in Badakhshan, one in Wardak from flash floods

The animal was reportedly hit by a vehicle

El Nino's impacts could become more extreme even if the phenomenon itself is not growing stronger

US joins Russia, Saudi Arabia in opposing UN climate resolution

An elegant male Indian paradise-flycatcher, locally known as “Shah-Bulbul”, tends to its hungry nestlings in Chuadanga during the peak of the summer breeding season.

Operational readiness demands coordination with MOST, BAERA, NPCBL and security agencies

Met office forecasts gusty winds, lightning and heavy rainfall in parts of country

Power Grid data show electricity demand still outpaced supply during Wednesday night’s evening peak, despite the country’s highest-ever generation

The 275MW unit is now supplying around 100MW to the national grid after repairs to mechanical faults, says the plant’s chief engineer

The Gazipur well could add up to 10 mmcfd gas to the national grid if drilling and testing are successful

The elephant collapsed beside her crying calf before a grieving herd gathered around her body

A rare species of sea turtle was rescued from Kuakata beach in Patuakhali yesterday.

Turtle to be released back into the sea after treatment, says forest official

Three people were killed in lightning strikes in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

No immediate damage or abnormalities at nuclear plants in Miyagi and Fukushima

Agreement aims to strengthen Bangladesh’s long-term energy security through diversified sourcing, knowledge exchange

Clinging to a slender tree trunk in Moulvibazar’s Lawachara National Park, an endangered Bengal slow loris, commonly known as Lojjaboti Banor, peers into the forest with its large, soulful eyes.

Moderately heavy rainfall may hit parts of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions today