climate-change

Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin has said the government has signed an agreement with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase 11 new aircraft as part of efforts to expand the country’s aviation sector. He made the disclosure at a press conference held in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on Wednesday evening local time. Mahdi Amin said, ‘Today, an important agreement signing ceremony was held with Boeing. At the ceremony, Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed an agreement t...

Bangladesh has contributed little to climate change but faces some of the highest risks. Against this reality, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on the international community to take urgent action. He said that to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius, emissions must be reduced while ensuring accessible financing, technology transfer and full implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund for climate vulnerable countries. He made the remarks in a speech at a high-level meeting...

The once turbulent Brahmaputra River is now suffering from navigability problems. Sandbars have emerged across the river. Water depth has decreased and the number of fish has also declined. More than 100 fishermen living along the river in Kurigram are facing hardship. Many of them are turning to other occupations to support their families. Those concerned say climate change and changing weather patterns have brought major changes to the river’s natural environment. This is disrupting fis...

Only 35 years old, Palli Mahalakshmi had been working from dawn on the roof of a multistory building under construction in Chennai. Above her head was a blazing sun like a ball of fire, while concrete heat surrounded her from all sides. Within a few hours, her body gave way. Her coworkers immediately took her to a hospital, but she could not be saved. Mahalakshmi’s husband, Krishna Rao, still cannot believe that everything ended so quickly. His wife was the main and only support of the fam...

A series of landslides have occurred in Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts amid continuous heavy rainfall, killing at least 30 people. Cox’s Bazar has been the worst affected district, where 19 people have died. The tragedy has once again brought back memories of the devastating landslides of 2017, when more than 150 people lost their lives in Chattogram, Rangamati and Bandarban. Experts say that while climate change is increasing the tendency for intense rainfall within a short pe...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that Bangladesh is steadily advancing toward clean energy, a green economy, and a self-reliant energy system.He made the remarks on Sunday morning after inaugurating a solar power initiative at the National Parliament. Speaking after the inauguration, he s...