Climate

Staff Correspondent: Leaders of both the ruling Awami League and opposition parties on Monday made commitments to include the development issue in the coastal area in their respective election manifestoes ahead of the upcoming general elections likely to be held early next year. They made the commitments while speaking at…

Staff Correspondent Climate experts and civil society representatives at a dialogue in the city have called upon the political parties to announce their plan and commitment in dealing with risk of climate change ahead of the ensuing general elections. Since the entire Bangladesh is at serious risk due to climate…

Staff Correspondent: Governments around the world must scale up climate action “or face further legal action”, an open letter from campaign groups warned Tuesday, as battles over policies to cut emissions and protect the environment are increasingly fought in the courts.From legal efforts to steer governments to do more to…

–Lowest rainfall in 40-years-Aman cultivation decreased by 30 pc-12 lakh tons of less rice production feared Mahfuja Mukul: Anti-nature behaviour, extreme contrasts in weather have created huge impact on the agriculture. There is no rain even during the rainy season. Bangladesh is going through the least rainy year in four…

Act now on climate front Rising temperatures, heat stress already affecting rice productionin parts of Bangladesh Industry Desk: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said the international community “must heed” the voice of specially affected countries like Bangladesh and act to deploy every possible resource to…

Sylhet Correspondent: Sylhet is floating in the water of the slope coming down from the upper reaches. In the meantime, several lakh people of the district have become waterlogged. There has been food and drinking water crisis. In this situation, power supply to several areas of Sunamganj and Chatak has…

DAP gazette hanging Mahfuz Emran: Two government agencies, Bangladesh Railway and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are not abiding by them. They are filling their own reservoirs. The government supervision agencies are not very active in this regard.According to the city planners, the reservoirs are being filled in front of…

Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s presence inperson in UN General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to intensify the climatechange campaign alongside giving momentum to demands for equitable access toCOVID-19 vaccines.“She has come to New York in person to attend the UNGA for people’swelfare. Issues like the Covid-19, climate change and…

Few countries know this better than BD Industry Desk: UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has said the climate crisis is no longer a looming one but it is widespread, rapid and intensifying.“Few countries know this better than Bangladesh,” she said, adding that this pressing issue (climate crisis) will…