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Climate change / Bangladesh caught up in extreme weather events
Sudden temperature drops in winter, sweltering and frequent heatwaves in summer, poor rainfall during monsoon, and four cyclones marked this year, and the experts blame it on climate change.
Local government for effective disaster management
To decrease the impact of catastrophes, integration among local and national bodies is necessary.
READERS' POV / Why aren’t we doing enough to fix electric wires?
The tragedy in Mirpur is a heartbreaking reminder of the pressing need to address this issue urgently.
Rich countries can gain a lot by helping Bangladesh
Climate change is worsening the situation and the financial and humanitarian costs brought by this calamity are racking up.
What message does the Bandarban flood give us?
The cruel practice of neoliberal profit-driven development is what has caused the flood in Bandarban.
Scale up climate change adaptation as soon as possible
While Bangladesh has been doing quite well in adapting to climate change, there is still a long way to go with not much time to waste. Serious actions need to be taken urgently to boost the country’s resilience.
Did the Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail line worsen floods?
The under-construction rail project has unintentionally created an obstacle for the natural water flow in the region
Recent floods lay bare our vulnerabilities
Authorities must implement climate-resilient policies
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.
Aman output likely to fall
Bangladesh is bracing itself for another less productive rice season as the United States Department of Agriculture predicts decline in acreage and yield of Aman. Aman is the most important rice season in the country after Boro.
Depression in Bay: Nonstop rain cripples life
Unremitting rain, triggered by a depression in the Bay, drenched the entire country yesterday, flooding many streets and
WB forecasts 6.4pc growth
The World Bank has kept unchanged its growth forecast for Bangladesh at 6.4 percent for the current fiscal year, much lower than the
Flood-hit people's plight not over
For the last 42 days, the Water Development Board's dyke has been Delwar Hossain's home.
Heavy Rain, Waterlogging: No respite for city residents
Heavy rain took the capital under ankle-to-knee-deep water and pushed the public road transport system into a near-breakdown yesterday, a day after the flooding of the city's major parts by moderate rain.
Flood-hit farmers to get Tk 59cr
The government allocated a Tk 58.77 crore incentive for the flood-hit farmers of 64 districts so that they could recover the losses caused by the recent floods, said Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday.
Flood hits new areas in North
Although the water levels in the Teesta, Dharla and Jamuna in the northern districts continued to fall, new areas in Rajshahi and Natore went under floodwater yesterday.
Moon Ride on the cards
Excessive rains and flooding twice in just four months have left most of the roads in a miserable state, which could make people's journey home for Eid-ul-Azha a nightmare. If rain continues and the flood situation doesn't improve shortly, the road networks will be further damaged, compounding woes of travellers. Many roads are currently under floodwater.
Floods affect 16m people in South Asia
Over 16 million people in Bangladesh, Nepal and India are affected by the monsoon floods ravaging parts of South Asia and unfolding
Immense sufferings, scanty response
With water level in all major rivers falling below the danger mark upstream, flood situation in northern districts shows signs of improvement.
