Saber Hossain Chowdhury was appointed Bangladesh’s new minister of environment, forest and climate change on Jan. 11, 2024. Part of the new government that will hold office for the next five years, he’s already made radical decisions on national environmental policy. Chief among these is the “100-day program” approach to tackling critical issues within an […]
A large part of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin makes up the most of Bangladesh’s land. In the northeastern part of the country, which the Meghna Basin covers, is currently experiencing highly destructive flash floods. Unusually heavy rains during the early monsoon have left around 4 million people stranded in the floodwaters. Human encroachment and development in […]
Much of Bangladesh lies in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin, where the three rivers meet in the world’s largest delta before washing out in the Bay of Bengal. The Meghna Basin covers the northeastern part of the country, which is currently experiencing unusually devastating flash floods. Some 4 million people have been stranded in the floodwaters, caused […]