GREEN PROTEST
Plastic chokes Dhaka’s drainage
Millions of carelessly discarded plastic bags choke the sewers of Bangladesh’s capital, while the canals that once provided natural …
DREADFUL LEAD
Can the world emulate Bangladesh’s ‘Community Clinic’ model?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s initiative ‘Community Clinic’ got global recognition on May 17
Open-access portal on climate change
Bangladesh PM2.5 levels 7 times higher than WHO limit: Study
Clear link between heightened pollution and developmental works
Bird flu outbreak in Bangladesh; two separate cases reported
More than 700 Sonali breed birds died after highly contagious H5N1 virus was discovered near Dhaka
Schools, libraries, clinics all come floating on boats
When roads in the Chalan Beel region of Bangladesh are submerged during monsoon, these boats serve as the lifeline
Clean air drive
Dhaka's green plans
Four million people affected by ‘double floods’ within a month in Bangladesh’s Sylhet division
Heavy rains in Assam and Meghalaya, as well as unplanned embankments cited as reasons for flooding
Big earthquake could hit Bangladesh, northeast India
Tremendous strain is building up due to plate convergence under Bangladesh, says a new paper. A single big rupture could cause a magnitude 9 quake
CSE alumnus helps Dhaka garment units harvest rainwater. Here’s how
Md Zahid Hossain’s success in mainstreaming rainwater harvesting for industrial production is something south Asia can look up to
Obituary: Saleemul Huq, climate voice of the Global South
His sudden demise, a month ahead of COP28 in Dubai, is a great loss to the global climate movement
CONTAMINATED WATER
MOUNTING PROBLEM
Brakes on pollution
Delhi, Kolkata first, second globally in PM2.5 pollution: Report
Exposure to PM2.5 pollution tends to be higher in cities located in low- and middle-income countries, according to the report
Dhaka
Climbdown by Dhaka? Little chance of getting more Teesta water from West Bengal, admits Bangladesh official
The official, as an alternative, has urged India to finance monsoon storage of Teesta water
Indian cities among places with highest rise in exposure to extreme heat: Study
Dhaka in Bangladesh added the highest person-days of deadly heat & humidity
Moradabad 2nd most noise polluted city globally, says UNEP
At least 13 south Asian cities are highly noise polluted, five of which are in India
LE(A)D TO DEATH
POLLUTION DEATHS
Heavy Weather