Sea-level rise in Bangladesh: Faster than global average
Bangladesh is experiencing a faster sea-level rise than the global average of 3.42mm a year, which will impact food production and livelihoods even more than previously thought, government studies have found.
23h ago
Dhaka getting hotter
Dhaka is now one of the fastest-warming cities in the world, as it has seen a staggering 97 percent rise in the number of days with temperature above 35 degrees Celsius over the last three decades.
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Dhaka’s Toxic Air: High levels of cancer-causing elements found
The concentration of cancer-causing arsenic, lead and cadmium in Dhaka air is almost double the permissible limit set by the World Health Organization, a new study has found.
1w ago
Sundarbans: All fires in 23 years were confined to only 5pc area
All fires in the Sundarbans over the last 23 years took place in just five percent area of the mangrove forest under the east forest division, said officials concerned.
1w ago
Lightning fatalities on the rise
Bangladesh has been witnessing a rise in casualties from lightning strikes mainly due to drastic shifts in weather patterns.
2w ago
Dhaka city’s temperature rose 6°C in 10yrs
When the world is fighting to contain the increase in global temperature to under 1.5 degrees Celsius, Dhaka city’s temperature has increased by nearly six degrees due to the urban heat island effect in just 10 years, finds a study.
2w ago
Driest April in 43 years
Average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, which is the record lowest in the country since 1981
2w ago
Heatwave: After fiery April, milder May beckons
The country could start getting some rain as soon as May 2, which would be a godsend after the longest heatwave spell in recorded history of 76 year, Met office said
2w ago
January 29, 2024
Wait for Rohingya repatriation gets even longer
With the escalation of conflict in Myanmar, the possibility of Rohingya repatriation materialising anytime soon has become remote, heaping the challenges for the Bangladesh government in managing the displaced people in the face of shrinking humanitarian aid for them.
January 24, 2024
BNP in two minds about local polls
The BNP will not participate in the upcoming upazila polls as per its previous decision, but it has two different thoughts on the elections.
January 20, 2024
Curbing Air Pollution: Govt keeps going back on its decisions
When it comes to reducing air pollution, the government seems to be backtracking on its decisions.
January 18, 2024
Protesting Parliament Session: BNP may call hartal or lay siege to JS
BNP plans to observe protest programmes like hartal or lay siege to the parliament building on the first day of the parliamentary session of the new government as part of the movement for its one-point demand.
January 16, 2024
BNP had no backup plan for its anti-govt movement
With the election now over and the new government formed, some grassroots BNP leaders think things would have been much different had the party high-ups had an alternative plan for their anti-government movement.
January 9, 2024
BNP shelves plans for hartal, blockade for now
BNP will not go for any hartal and blockade-like programmes over the next few days even though the party outright rejected the poll results.
January 7, 2024
The quest is for an opposition, not a government
Who will form the opposition is still a matter of speculation.
January 7, 2024
Social media BNP’s last resort to dissuade voters
The BNP has adopted a strategy of using social media to discourage voters from casting ballots in today’s election, said party sources.
January 6, 2024
BNP men asked to avoid clashes, confrontation
The BNP does not want to take the responsibility for violence over tomorrow’s election even though the party called a countrywide two-day strike that includes the election day.
January 2, 2024
Fear of being framed keeps BNP off tough demo
The BNP is now unlikely to go for programmes like hartals and blockades, fearing those may not yield the desired results and any violence could lead to fingers being pointed at the party.
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