Flood situation worsens in Natore
Dhaka – The overall flood situation in Singra upazila deteriorated in Natore on Saturday as…
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What does “climate-smart agriculture” really mean?
By Desmond Brown The base for a water catchment tank. Faced with severe droughts, many…
Weathering the violence of climate change
Gulrez Shah Azhar Santa Monica – With India experiencing its worst drought in 140 years,…
Floods from one basin recede – rise from two others
Onrush of waters in one three major river basins have shown a receding trend in…
Ganges basin brings unprecedented floods to BD
Humanshu Thakkar Ganga Basin, particularly Bihar is facing unprecedented floods, starting on Aug 12, 2017.…
Flood situation worsens: Rivers around Dhaka swell
Dhaka, Aug 15 – Four more people have drowned in floodwater in Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon and…
20 out of 64 BD districts inundated by floods
Onrush of waters from upstream region coupled with heavy monsoon largely grasped 20 out of…
Rail link snapped: Bundhs collapse in Rangpur-Dinajpur floods
Dhaka, Aug – Rail communication of Dinajpur with Dhaka remained suspended since Sunday night as…
Maldives airports prepare plan to cope with disasters
Singapore – Media OutReach – 14 August – Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United…
The new world order is leaving the US behind
American allies have decided Trump is simply not someone they can do business with. by…
Govt. doing nothing for flood victims
The government is taking no measures for the flood victims other than just making statements,…
Devastating flood feared from Ganges-Brahmaputra
Dhaka – Bangladesh braces for even higher, unprecedented floods. The latest satellite imagery of accumulated…
Rain disrupts life in Capital Dhaka
Monsoon rain continued for the second consecutive day on Saturday across the country, including capital…
Upstream water, rain cause floods in north-northeast BD
The water level rise in different rivers of the country’s north and northeast region triggered…
50 injured in Noakhali tornado
Dhaka – A tornado hit three villages in Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Thursday, leaving…
Heat wave keeps parts of Europe in red alert
No wonder it’s been dubbed “Lucifer.” A relentless heat wave that gripped parts of Europe…
US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw…
US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw…
South Asia could become uninhabitable
It asserts that Beijing will “resolutely protect” the country’s territorial sovereignty and security interests. China’s…
UK airlines warn of delays at EU airports
British Airways and Easyjet have sent text alerts to customers warning of delays at EU…
Rain continues causing misery to Dhaka-dwellers
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Rain between scorching heat should have been a relief for many.…
Guyana’s Model Green Town reflects ambitious national plan
Bartica, Guyana, Aug 3 (IPS) – At the head of Guyana’s Essequibo River, 50 miles…
S Asia to be too hot to live in by 2100
South Asia, home to one-fifth of the world’s population, could see humid heat rise to…
US not seeking regime change in N Korea: Tillerson
The US government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of…
Cricket’s summer song making a comeback in UK
The cheep, cheep, cheep of a cricket in the grass is the quintessential sound of…
Bagerhat fish farmers bear the brunt of incessant rain
Incessant rain and unusually strong tide caused 10,560 fish enclosures of 10 upazilas in Bagerhat,…
Several days of rainfall puts Dhaka life in disarray
Roads were flooded. Traffic tailback was everywhere. Commuters were wading through rainwater. School-going children were…
New diesel, petrol vehicles to be banned from 2040 in UK
New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040…
Unmasking the climate-change deniers
Benjamin Franta Stanford – Twenty-five years after the adoption of the UN Framework Convention on…
Electric vehicles form future of auto industry
Electric cars constitute less than 0.1 percent of the vehicle market today, but the market…