Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy to heavy falls at places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet in next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Thursday. “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over
Environmentalists and civil society members on Saturday voiced serious concern over the persistent encroachment on government-owned parks and playgrounds in the capital, warning that the shrinking open spaces pose a grave threat to urban life and the environment. Addressing a press conference
The collapse on Friday of a sixth round of UN talks aimed at curbing plastic output has dimmed hopes of tackling a key source of pollution and left many advocates of restrictions pessimistic about a global deal during the Trump administration. A three-year global push to reach a legally-binding tr
Talks to create the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution are at risk of ending without a deal as countries race to find a potential compromise on the final day of negotiations in Geneva. Talks headed into their final hours on Thursday after countries who want an ambitio
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain at many places in seven divisions, including Dhaka, in next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Thursday. “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places
Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest Chair’s Draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution, and stating that it falls far short of the mandate set by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 to establish an in
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as a low-pressure area has been formed over the Westcentral Bay and adjoining Northwest Bay off North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coast at 6:00 am on Wednesday. It is likel
A low pressure area is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area around on august 13, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) updates on Monday morning. Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and moderate over the North Bay. The axis of monsoon troughs runs th
The several hundred residents of Pingtou, a village in China’s sub-tropical south, have seen plenty of typhoons and rainstorms over the years. But nothing prepared them for this week’s flooding - the worst there in generations. Knee-deep brown water still covered the main road into the
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light to moderate rain in all divisions, including Dhaka, in next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Friday. ”Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna and
