Onrush of waters from upstream region coupled with heavy monsoon largely grasped 20 out of 64 administrative districts claiming at least 20 lives amid fears of an impending severe deluge as major rivers continued to surpass bank lines, officials and…
Dhaka, Aug – Rail communication of Dinajpur with Dhaka remained suspended since Sunday night as rail tracks in Sadar Upazila went under water. Dinajpur railway station master Monirul Islam told UNB that rail links of Dinajpur with Dhaka and Panchagarh…
Singapore – Media OutReach – 14 August – Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support the Maldives authorities in their efforts to build resilience against future natural disasters. The two partners will team up…
American allies have decided Trump is simply not someone they can do business with. by James Gibney Of all the global consequences of President Donald Trump’s first half-year, surely one of the most surprising is the rise in multilateral diplomacy.
The government is taking no measures for the flood victims other than just making statements, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said. Amid deteriorating flood situations in the northern part of the country, the former prime minister issued a statement from…
Dhaka – Bangladesh braces for even higher, unprecedented floods. The latest satellite imagery of accumulated rainfall by NASA and captured by Indian water expert Himanshu Thakkar shows that Assam Bangladesh, West Bengal and Bihar – already in spate – may…
Monsoon rain continued for the second consecutive day on Saturday across the country, including capital Dhaka, leaving the normal life in disarray. Low-income people, especially the day labourers, suffered much in the city as rain disrupted their normal pace of…
The water level rise in different rivers of the country’s north and northeast region triggered by heavy downpour and onrush of water from upstream flooded vast areas, leaving thousands of people marooned.According to reports reaching the UNB desk, the water…
Dhaka – A tornado hit three villages in Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people injured and 50 establishments damaged.
No wonder it’s been dubbed “Lucifer.” A relentless heat wave that gripped parts of Europe this week has sent temperatures soaring to record highs for several days, causing at least two deaths and prompting authorities to issue weather alerts. Extreme…
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But in the notice to the United Nations the US state department said Washington would remain in the talks…
It asserts that Beijing will “resolutely protect” the country’s territorial sovereignty and security interests. China’s defence ministry on Thursday stepped up calls for immediate withdrawal of Indian troops from the Doklam plateau. It asserted that Beijing will “resolutely protect” the…
British Airways and Easyjet have sent text alerts to customers warning of delays at EU border controls. BA said it is asking travellers to arrive early as it is expecting longer queues due to “enhanced immigration checks” across Europe. The…
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Rain between scorching heat should have been a relief for many. But now the rain has turned into a cause of miseries for Dhaka dwellers as they have to endure waterlogged roads and traffic gridlock after…
Bartica, Guyana, Aug 3 (IPS) – At the head of Guyana’s Essequibo River, 50 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, you will find the town of Bartica. Considered the gateway to Guyana’s interior, the town has a population of about…
South Asia, home to one-fifth of the world’s population, could see humid heat rise to unsurvivable levels by century’s end if nothing is done to halt global warming. A study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers, published in the Science…
The US government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of state says, amid tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons programme. “We’re not your enemy,” Rex Tillerson said, adding that the US wanted a dialogue at some point.…
The cheep, cheep, cheep of a cricket in the grass is the quintessential sound of summer. The song of the elusive insect fills the air, as if conjured up by a magician. Mike Coates, the warden here at RSPB Farnham…
Incessant rain and unusually strong tide caused 10,560 fish enclosures of 10 upazilas in Bagerhat, which is famous for its White Gold shrimps, to go under water resulting in a loss of more than Tk 50 crore for the fish…
Roads were flooded. Traffic tailback was everywhere. Commuters were wading through rainwater. School-going children were falling out of rickshaws. These were the chaotic scenes people saw in the capital on Wednesday after hours of rain. Triggered by an active monsoon,…
New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government is set to announce. Ministers will also unveil a £255m fund to help councils tackle emissions…
Benjamin Franta Stanford – Twenty-five years after the adoption of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on May 9, 1992, the world has yet to implement a treaty that effectively addresses global warming. Now, following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal…
Electric cars constitute less than 0.1 percent of the vehicle market today, but the market and regulatory forces all but ensure electric vehicles will be the future of the auto industry. According to the 2016 Global Electric Vehicle Outlook from…
Dubai- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…
Cows have shown an “insane” and “mind-blowing” ability to tackle HIV which will help develop a vaccine, say US researchers. In a first for immunisation, the animals rapidly produced special types of antibody that can neutralise HIV. It is thought…
UN, Jul 21 – Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the developed nations must support the climate vulnerable nations like Bangladesh, particularly in the forms of financing, innovative solutions and technology transfer, to combat the perils of climate change.
The Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar Pakistan, and Thailand are among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events the Asian Development Bank said in a new report. A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be “disastrous” for…
New York – Reservoirs, dams and irrigation systems have shifted global patterns of water scarcity over three decades, “causing a distinct pattern of beneficiaries and losers”, according to recent research.
Since May 2017, several flood related incidents have taken place in the North East showing how our shortsightedness in understanding the rivers, how our thoughtless construction along the rivers in the name of flood control and how our careless operation…