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Bangladesh should lead for a separate Mechanism for Displacement & Migration at UNFCCC.
Dhaka, 26 November 2019, in a press conference today, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) on climate advocacy networks have demanded for a separate Mechanism for Displacement & Migration under UNFCCC (...)
Since the first week of June, this year, dengue fever broke out with new dimension in Bangladesh. In previous years the people could understand that it might be dengue by symptom but this year it is difficult to identify without medical examination.
Dengue is actually a special mosquito borne (...)
Bangladesh is experiencing terrible flush flood in the north, northwestern, and northeastern parts of the country. Vast areas were inundated, resulting in huge damages to lives and livelihoods. We, Bangladesh Krishok Federation and other associate organizations, decided to give support with (...)
Dhaka, May 8 (UNB)- Speakers on Wednesday demanded to construct cyclone Resilient Housing as it is more appropriate than Cyclone Shelters.
They raised the demand at a press conference organized by Coast, at the National Press Club in the city on Wednesday.
Moderated by Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (...)
Coming from India, cyclone ’Fani’ weakened while reaching Bangladesh. Although the loss of life is lessened, the devastation of livelihoods remains enormous. Below is a call for financial support to the affected people.
The horrible super cyclone Fani started from Southern India on the 2nd of (...)
Says river conservation commission chief, doubts if scheme to have expected result.
The newly adopted Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 was not prepared following adequate studies and consultation with relevant stakeholders, National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) Chairman Muzibur Rahman (...)
Bangladesh, a South Asian densely populated country with the number of 160 million is seriously affected by global climate change. Amidst multi-faceted impacts of climate change on Bangladesh, the change in season circle is one of those which result in untimely chilly cold, whereby almost every (...)
Little effort can bring in relief to the people affected by the recent flood engulfing the 16 northern districts in Bangladesh
Recently terrible flood occurred in 16 northern districts in Bangladesh resulting in huge havoc in lives and livelihood of ordinary people. The people living in the (...)
Bangladesh is one of the areas of the world most vulnerable to climate change, with sea levels rising faster than the global rate. Estimates suggest that up to 20 million Bangladeshis in low-lying areas could lose their homes by 2050.
Badrul Alam, was elected President of Bangladesh Krishok (...)
INTRODUCTION
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world .
Bangladesh is geographically located between the Himalaya massive and the Bay of Bengal, and at the bottom of a river delta comprising the three mayor rivers of the region (Ganges, Meghna, (...)
Rights groups on Sunday demanded that Bangladesh should initiate necessary research and assessment as homework to strengthen the issue of climate migrants in the upcoming international climate negotiations.
They also demanded, which is also echoed by Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan (...)
Located in the largest delta at the world, where two Himalayan rivers, the Brahmaputra and the Ganges, converge and flow into the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh is used to climatic catastrophes. Half of the land area of Bangladesh is less than 10 metres above sea level. It consists mainly of silt (...)
DHAKA, 16 February 2010 (IRIN) - Bangladesh has voiced strong opposition to plans by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to provide close to US$100 million in climate change aid - because of its delivery through the World Bank.
“We are strongly against the World Bank’s (...)
Bangladesh is one of the most victimized countries of the world due to the Climate Change. Northern part of Bangladesh is gradually going to be desert with continued drought. At the same time southern part of Bangladesh destroyed by cyclone and high tidal wave sinks in the saline water of the (...)
Mahfuz Sadique reports from Bangladesh, where the land can become a sea and the sea a wave.
‘There was something wrong with the pubali batash (north-easterly wind).’
Rustam Howlader tries to recreate in words and gestures exactly what went wrong on the evening of 19 September 2006. The wrinkles (...)
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