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Author: Abu Siddique

Posted on July 30, 2021August 14, 2021

Living on the fringe: Life in a char is as difficult as it gets

Round the year, flooding, poor communication and lack of employment combine to make the lives of char residents much tougher than people on the mainland

Posted on November 22, 2020August 14, 2021

In Bangladesh, the marginalised Munda face extra barriers to climate adaptation

Shut off from microfinance and benefits, members of the Hindu minority in coastal Bangladesh have struggled to rebuild their lives after Cyclone Amphan

Posted on October 22, 2020August 14, 2021

Finances force Bangladesh to reconsider coal plants

Chinese and Japanese investors have lost interest in funding coal projects due to high costs. That has pushed the country toward natural gas, but it will do little to solve the problems posed by coal.

Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020

Bangladesh to declare water emergency in northwest

The Bangladesh government is about to declare a “state of water emergency” in the drought prone Barind tract in the northwest of the country, where over-extraction of groundwater for rice farming and dwindling rainfall caused by climate change have combined to create a crisis.

Posted on April 19, 2019June 15, 2019

Power generation made the local people sufferer in Bangladesh

Apparently, the local people are happy with the development activities as some of them have got job here as laborers. But the overall situation is not so simple.

Posted on November 3, 2018June 17, 2019

Fading rituals of the indigenous Munda people

Such rituals and festivities were an integral part of the lives of the agro-based community in the delta

Posted on October 18, 2018June 17, 2019

The empty mouths behind Bangladesh’s Hilsa success

The much-coveted ban, ensured twice every year, has hiked Bangladesh’s Hilsa produce to a whopping annual average of 387,211 tonnes,65% of the global Hilsa catch

Posted on September 8, 2018June 17, 2019

Development in Southwest Bangladesh: Bane for Sundarbans?

In a bid to assist the industrial growth of the southwestern region, the government recently reclassified a number of industries as ‘Green’ which were previously categorized as ‘Red’

Posted on August 30, 2018June 30, 2019

Climate change putting Bangladesh’s coastal archaeological sites at risk

More frequent natural disasters and rising sea levels are causing damage to the coastal

Posted on July 24, 2018June 30, 2019

Bangladesh faces food supply crunch after flash floods

Unusually heavy pre-monsoon rains wiped out 2 million tonnes worth of rice crops

Posted on July 24, 2018June 30, 2019

Bangladesh backtracks on carbon tax proposal ahead of election year

Mooted climate policy was dropped from the budget announced on Thursday

Posted on July 21, 2018June 30, 2019

Bangladesh seeks Indian cooperation on ten more shared rivers

Ten more rivers flowing from India to Bangladesh may soon get official recognition as transboundary rivers, enabling joint management by the two governments

Posted on July 21, 2018June 30, 2019

Solar for work in Bangladesh

The government is providing solar power systems as welfare payment in job schemes for the poor

Posted on July 19, 2018June 30, 2019

Tourists may now be able to cruise along the whole Sundarabans

A deal to allow cruise ships to pass between India and Bangladesh in the world’s largest mangrove could open the way for deeper cooperation between the countries along shared rivers

Posted on July 19, 2018June 30, 2019

Solar street lamps light up rural Bangladesh village

And a solar pump provides clean drinking water to schoolchildren, in an area plagued by arsenic in groundwater

Posted on April 26, 2018June 30, 2019

From frying pan into fire

Increased rainfall forecasts trigger landslide fears for Rohingya refugees in hillside camps

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about bengal delta

The verdant plains of Bengal have long been the source of livelihood and prosperity for its people. Crisscrossed by scores of rivers, these fertile deltas have been among the major granaries of the region. Awash with the silt brought down by the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna system, the Bengal deltas are both blessed and cursed because of the unique geographic location. These delicate deltas are said to be most susceptible to global warming.