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Don't abandon crucial projects midway
The BWDB must take advice from our river experts in this regard, change their traditional “cordon approach” to rivers and adopt a modern river management approach, if they really want to manage floods in the region.
What's the link between global heating and extreme weather?
Heavy snowfall und subzero temperatures have wreaked havoc on the United States this holiday season. Deutsche Welle takes a closer look at how this and other types of extreme weather link back to climate change.
Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?
We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.
5 common monsoon nostalgia moments
Monsoon is a season such that it is beautiful and miserable at the same time. Beautiful for the people who know and can feel the essence of raindrops, the wholesomeness of the misty weather and the rejoice in making memories under the gloomy skies. Miserable for those who are forced to go places by the flooded roads, for those with internal sorrows that comes to life as thunderstorms strike, and of course the underprivileged or victims of floods! And yet, monsoon nostalgia can be a book that holds our fondest memories. We all have our personal favourites when it comes to monsoon nostalgia moments. Here are the 5 most commonly loved and reminisced monsoon nostalgia moments.
Inner Wheel Club of Dhaka Uptown making a difference
With a vision to improve the lives of the underprivileged, Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Dhaka Uptown strives to restore harmony by establishing women’s rights, ensuring maternity healthcare, fighting poverty and diseases, providing education, and much more.
European Commission provides € 1.2mn humanitarian aid to Bangladesh amidst flood
The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.
Flood victim rescued by navy gives birth to baby boy
A stranded flood victim gave birth to a baby today, a day after she was rescued by Bangladesh Navy from the northeastern part of the country.
Natural disasters 2015-2020: Loss, damage rise tenfold
Household loss and damage due to natural disasters saw nearly tenfold increase in 2015-2020 compared to that in 2009-2014, says a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
“Padma Bridge a blessing, will enable fast assistance during flood”
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 19, 2022) said inauguration of the Padma Bridge will come as a blessing for people of the southern region, as they will get quick assistance during natural disasters.
Don't abandon crucial projects midway
The BWDB must take advice from our river experts in this regard, change their traditional “cordon approach” to rivers and adopt a modern river management approach, if they really want to manage floods in the region.
What's the link between global heating and extreme weather?
Heavy snowfall und subzero temperatures have wreaked havoc on the United States this holiday season. Deutsche Welle takes a closer look at how this and other types of extreme weather link back to climate change.
Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?
We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.
5 common monsoon nostalgia moments
Monsoon is a season such that it is beautiful and miserable at the same time. Beautiful for the people who know and can feel the essence of raindrops, the wholesomeness of the misty weather and the rejoice in making memories under the gloomy skies. Miserable for those who are forced to go places by the flooded roads, for those with internal sorrows that comes to life as thunderstorms strike, and of course the underprivileged or victims of floods! And yet, monsoon nostalgia can be a book that holds our fondest memories. We all have our personal favourites when it comes to monsoon nostalgia moments. Here are the 5 most commonly loved and reminisced monsoon nostalgia moments.
Inner Wheel Club of Dhaka Uptown making a difference
With a vision to improve the lives of the underprivileged, Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Dhaka Uptown strives to restore harmony by establishing women’s rights, ensuring maternity healthcare, fighting poverty and diseases, providing education, and much more.
European Commission provides € 1.2mn humanitarian aid to Bangladesh amidst flood
The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.
Flood victim rescued by navy gives birth to baby boy
A stranded flood victim gave birth to a baby today, a day after she was rescued by Bangladesh Navy from the northeastern part of the country.
Natural disasters 2015-2020: Loss, damage rise tenfold
Household loss and damage due to natural disasters saw nearly tenfold increase in 2015-2020 compared to that in 2009-2014, says a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
“Padma Bridge a blessing, will enable fast assistance during flood”
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 19, 2022) said inauguration of the Padma Bridge will come as a blessing for people of the southern region, as they will get quick assistance during natural disasters.
After half a day of outage, power returns to parts of Sylhet
Due to the flooding of water at Kumargaon 133/32 KV grid sub-station in Sylhet, power lines were cut off all over Sylhet from 12:30 pm today (June 18, 2022).