Desk Report: The low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has strengthened. It has turned from a clear low pressure area into a depression. Due to the influence of this low pressure area, heavy rain is falling across the country due to the active monsoon winds and it is expected to rain for two more days, the Meteorological Department said. And due to the rough sea, the country’s seaports have been asked to display warning signal number 3. In a special warning issued by the Meteorological Department on Thursday,…
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We have never stopped tourists from entering St. Martin’s Island: Environmental Advisor
Desk Report: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, said that the entry of tourists to St. Martin’s Island in Teknaf has never been stopped. She said this while speaking as the chief guest at the Marc Angelo River Award ceremony at Pani Bhaban in Panthapath in the capital today (September 27). The advisor said, “There is a lot of propaganda about the entry of tourists to St. Martin’s Island. We have never stopped the entry of tourists to…
Read MoreClear low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, when will it rain – Meteorological Department says
Desk Report: The low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal has strengthened further. It has intensified further and turned into a clear low pressure area. Due to this, four seaports of the country have been asked to display warning signal number 3. This was informed in a warning issued by the Meteorological Department on Friday. It said that the low pressure area located in the northwest Bay of Bengal area off the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast of India has become a clear low pressure area at 6 am today.…
Read MoreSevere heatwave causes annual economic loss of Tk 21,000 crore
Desk Report: Due to the impact of climate change, air temperatures are gradually increasing in Bangladesh. As well as increasing the health risks of people due to intense heat, it has also become a serious threat to the economy. A World Bank report says that about 250 million working days were lost due to heat-related illnesses in 2024. This has caused a loss of more than Tk 21,000 crore to the country’s economy. The World Bank released the report titled ‘An Unsustainable Life: The Impact of Heat on Health and…
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