Climate-change

The toxic impacts of climate change are not only disrupting environmental balance but also robbing people of restful sleep at night. A recent report by international research organization Climate Central says residents of Bangladesh’s major cities are now losing between 72 and 84 hours of normal sleep each year. Over the past five decades, this heat-related sleep loss has at least doubled. The study found that the port city of Chattogram tops the list of sleep loss. Residents there are lo...

After the 'Top Dying' disease, the Sundari tree, the principal species of the Sundarbans, is now facing a new threat. This new danger is a parasitic plant called 'Pargacha' (mistletoe). Previously, Pargacha was confined to the branches of trees. However, it is now spreading to the main trunks of the...

At least seven people have died and 33 others injured after multiple houses collapsed due to torrential rains and powerful winds in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials confirmed Sunday.The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported that the hardest-hit distri...