It’s a target that keeps being missed, the $100 billion a year that the world’s richest countries first pledged 13 years ago to help pay the costs of battling climate change in low-to-middle income nations. Bangladesh, a densely populated country vulnerable to rising sea levels, is at COP27 in Egypt urging the countries that caused […]
Buran Island! Have you heard of this land? Sounds unfamiliar? The ancient name of Satkhira region is Buran Dwip. This is the second time I have visited Satkhira, and after knowing about its rich history, it seemed different.
The increasing difficulty of accessing clean water is forcing young women in coastal areas of Bangladesh to try to halt their menstrual cycles by misusing contraceptive pills, putting their long-term reproductive and mental health at risk, experts warn. Saltwater intrusion as a result of rising sea levels and shrimp cultivation has made access to freshwater […]
Authorities in flood-hit Bangladesh and northeastern India scrambled yesterday to provide aid to more than 9mn people marooned after the heaviest rains in