climate change

The renewable energy sector needs a push

Reduce dependence on fossil fuels, transition to clean energy

Yunus calls for united action to tackle climate crisis

Focuses on youth potential for green growth and sustainability

Carbon neutrality is non-negotiable

Major polluters must help nations most vulnerable to climate change.

Floods, education, and uncertainty

The impact of climate change on students in Bangladesh.

'Mercury Bomb': A gift from climate change

What effects will the mercury bomb have on humans?

COP29 must set a new goal for climate finance and adaptation

As COP29 progresses, Bangladesh will be watching closely to see whether the international community can meet the urgency of its climate needs.

Coastal people in Bangladesh: Millions suffer as world prepares for COP29

Just a few days ago, Sakhina Begum’s teenage grandson Ariful narrowly escaped a crocodile attack while he and his friend were catching crabs from a canal near his home.

COP29 must see a scale-up of Loss and Damage Fund

The loss and damage cycle requires holistic, integrated, and continuous climate financing urgently from local, national, and international government and non-government actors.

COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

COP29 delegates will also be looking to advance other deals made at previous summits.

October 6, 2021
October 6, 2021

Dhaka worst-affected in world by urban heat

Dhaka is the worst-affected city in the world by deadly urban heat, according to a study published by The Guardian yesterday.

October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020

Govt to evaluate climate change projects by third party to address irregularities

The government has decided to evaluate climate change projects by outsourcing through a third party and will take action against project directors if any irregularities are found.

October 8, 2020
October 8, 2020

UK lauds PM Hasina's leadership in tackling climate change

The United Kingdom has appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s enduring leadership in tackling climate change -- both domestically and on the international stage.

June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020

The absence of climate change in fiction and other great derangements

The book explores our inability at the level of literature, history, and politics to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.

March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020

The million promises and little perils of bird-watching by the coast of Bangladesh

It is years ago now. The day I took a bus to the southernmost tip of Bangladesh with a group of people wearing khaki-coloured shirts, two-in-one pants, carrying heavy duty binoculars, spotting scopes and talking excitedly about a bird.

February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020

Every child under 'immediate threat' from climate, poor diet: UN

The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN report has said, warning that every child is under "immediate threat".

January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020

Around 4cr people might be displaced due to climate change in Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament says there is a possibility that around four crore people of 70 upazilas in 19 districts might be displaced due to climate change. The premier, however, did not mention how many years it may take.

December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019

Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty

Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.

December 8, 2019
December 8, 2019

Perils of climate change: Time for action

The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), known as the UN Climate Change

December 7, 2019
December 7, 2019

Nobel science laureates stress urgency of addressing climate

Nobel Prize laureates gathers in Stockholm to receive their awards took the opportunity to stress the importance of addressing climate change.