livelihood
Fishing in Bay / Fishers stymied by lengthy ban
With a 65-day government-imposed fishing ban being in action, almost half of Chattogram's fishermen, mostly the unregistered ones, have been pushed towards a serious financial crunch
Emerging Teesta-Dharla shoals hamper communication
When almost all the 26 small rivers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram have already been dried up, the two major rivers--Teesta and Dharla -- have turned into narrow channels due to lack of water flow from the upstream, creating hindrance to the livelihood of thousands of people living in different shoal areas of the two districts.
Banshkhali power plant: Khas land people wary of eviction
Fear of losing livelihood and shelter on khas land has turned hundreds of landless families in coastal Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila against the proposed coal-fired power plant of S Alam Group.
Bangladesh’s urban population rising fast
Bangladesh is set to see 50 percent urban population in the next four decades as people are increasingly migrating to the urban areas for livelihoods, education or as fallouts of climate change.
Fishers stymied by lengthy ban
With a 65-day government-imposed fishing ban being in action, almost half of Chattogram's fishermen, mostly the unregistered ones, have been pushed towards a serious financial crunch
Emerging Teesta-Dharla shoals hamper communication
When almost all the 26 small rivers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram have already been dried up, the two major rivers--Teesta and Dharla -- have turned into narrow channels due to lack of water flow from the upstream, creating hindrance to the livelihood of thousands of people living in different shoal areas of the two districts.
Banshkhali power plant: Khas land people wary of eviction
Fear of losing livelihood and shelter on khas land has turned hundreds of landless families in coastal Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila against the proposed coal-fired power plant of S Alam Group.
Bangladesh’s urban population rising fast
Bangladesh is set to see 50 percent urban population in the next four decades as people are increasingly migrating to the urban areas for livelihoods, education or as fallouts of climate change.