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Sanctuary in peril: Diesel-powered tours choke Bangladesh's mangrove crown, the Sundarbans

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Through the labyrinthine waterways of the Sundarbans -- the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site -- luxury cruise vessels glide like steel leviathans, the... Read More


Bangladesh's winter demand slump leaves 3 in 4 plants idle but consumers keep paying capacity charges

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- On cold winter evenings, when households retreat indoors and factory floors fall quiet, sprawling fleets of power plants hum not with activity, but with costly silence. Chimneys stand... Read More


Bangladesh braces for season's first cold wave as winter peaks

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The feeling of cold has intensified across Bangladesh over the last five days, mainly due to a slump in day temperature, up to 8degC, as the country approaches its coldest winter mon... Read More


Bangladesh power board posts record losses, signalling a deepening energy crisis

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The numbers tell a stark story. In the 2024-25 financial year, the Power Development Board (PDB) slid deeper into the red than ever before, its losses swelling to levels unseen sinc... Read More


Court orders Nestle to withdraw batch of KitKat chocolates from market over 'health concerns'

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- A Pure Food Court in Dhaka has ordered Nestle, the Switzerland-based food and beverage company, to withdraw a batch of KitKat chocolate from the Bangladesh market, declaring it "unsa... Read More


'Arbitrary pricing' turns Barapukuria coal into 'windfall' for staff, 'financial burden' for PDB

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- For nearly a year, a domestic coal pricing dispute between Bangladesh's Power Division and Energy Division has created friction between the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Bo... Read More


By 2100, 'extreme heat, intense rain' could transform life in Bangladesh, climate report says

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- A new government climate report has warned Bangladesh of a warmer, wetter future, with more frequent heatwaves and intensified monsoon rainfall. Daytime temperatures could rise by 4... Read More


Payment disputes strain Power Development Board's ties with private producers

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Payment disputes have deepened tensions between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and private power producers, several of whom are now threatening to take legal action and... Read More


Record-breaking November rain submerges ripening crops, stirs fears of dengue outbreak

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Unusually heavy rains have lashed Bangladesh over the past three days, flooding vast stretches of farmland with ripening rice and vegetables and setting new records for November rainf... Read More