Environment

Mercury drops to season’s lowest 6.6°C in Sirajganj

Staff Reporter: The districts of Chuadanga and Sirajganj recorded the lowest temperature of 6 degrees Celsius in Bangladesh on Tuesday, the Met Office has said, as a mild to moderate

Intensity of winter to increase further

Online Desk: It has rained in different parts of the country in the last two days amid Magha month’s winter. But for now, there is no chance of rain. The

Mild cold wave sweeping over parts of country

Online Desk: Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Madaripur, Gopalganj, Dinajpur, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate from some places, said a met office forecast for

Bangladesh balancing energy with climate change

Desk Report: Fish, rice, mangrove trees and the lush delta wetlands where the massive Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. It’s not luxury. But for

Boost climate action or face music: Activists to govt

Staff Correspondent: Governments around the world must scale up climate action “or face further legal action”, an open letter from campaign groups warned Tuesday, as battles over policies to cut

Canal pollution goes on unabated

Swarnomoyee Mostafa Oishy: City dwellers have been facing manifold problems including water stagnation and massive breeding of mosquitoes like Dengue and Chikungunya due to continuous pollution of canals located in