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The cyclonic storm “Komen” over northeast bay and adjoining Bangladesh coast remain practically stationary and it is likely to move in a northerly direction and may cross Chittagong coast by evening thursday. It was centered at 12noon today about 65 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 80 kms northwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 205 kms east-southeast of Mongla port and 125 kms southeast of Payra port . Maritime ports of Chittagong... »

Bangladesh has only about 100 tigers living in the world’s largest mangrove forest Sundarban, far fewer of the endangered animals than previously thought, according to a recent survey. The previous census conducted in 2004 suggested that about 440 tigers were recorded in the World Heritage-listed Sundarban, one of the world’s last remaining habitats for the big cats. But experts said better methodology was the reason for the better count, saying... »

Calls by the Group of Seven (G7) Monday to slash world carbon emissions did little to boost UN climate talks in Bonn, where frustration mounted over the snail-like progress. Groups of countries pleaded for greater efforts to streamline a draft text for a climate pact due to be adopted at a conference in Paris in just over six months. “We are very concerned about the pace of negotiations,” said Amjad... »

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, environmentalists have urged the prime ministers of the two countries to take steps for cancelling the “controversial” Rampal power plant project. At a discussion marking the World Environment Day 2015 yesterday, speakers alleged that the project to be implemented jointly by Bangladesh and India was posing a threat to the environment of Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon... »

The World Environment Day, 2015 is being observed in the country as elsewhere around the world with a view to creating awareness about using the natural resources efficiently. The theme for this year’s WED is “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”. World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on 5th June throughout the world with different themes. It is celebrated across the globe to create awareness about... »

Another earthquake was felt in Nepal on Saturday measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale. The tremors from the quake were felt across north Bengal and Sikkim this evening at 5.05 pm. The Indian Meterological Department in-charge in Sikkim, Gopinath Raha, said the tremor lasted for 10.5 seconds. The quake originated in Nepal at a depth of 10 km, he said. There were no reports of any damage or casualty from... »

KATHMANDU, May 12, 2015 (BSS/AFP) – A new earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatised capital. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at 12:35 pm, some 76 kilometres (47 miles) east of Kathmandu, the US Geological Survey said, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. Tuesday’s... »

A further 7,953 people are now known to have been injured in Saturday’s quake, said ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal. The death toll from an earthquake during the weekend in Nepal has risen to 4,310, said an official on Tuesday (Apr 28). Officials had previously put the death toll at 4,010, while nearly 100 people have also been killed in neighbouring countries. A further 7,953 people are now known to... »

Nepal was devastated by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Saturday, which originated outside the capital Kathmandu and has been followed by a series of powerful aftershocks. More than 4,000 people have been killed by the disaster. Saturday’s quake was many times more powerful than the 7.0 quake that ruined Haiti in 2010. Nepal’s worst recorded earthquake in 1934 measured 8.0 and all but destroyed much of the country’s large cities.... »

A man cries as he walks on the street while passing through a damaged statue of Buddha a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal Apr 26, 2015. Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu Valley, killing more than 2,200 people, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest. A big aftershock between Kathmandu and... »