Climate Change in Bangladesh

We need long-term climate solutions

Flash floods reignite call for measures beyond quick fixes or relief operations
10 July 2025, 14:00 PM

Bangladesh should not follow the West's example on climate change

Climate change is a man-made problem, but campaigners and irresponsible politicians have blown this out of proportion.
24 June 2025, 10:30 AM

Coastal people need urgent support

Govt must help those affected by flooding, improve disaster preparedness
1 June 2025, 14:00 PM

How climate change drives social conflicts

The poor, particularly women and socially marginalised communities, are severely affected in all the climate hotspots.
22 February 2025, 02:00 AM

Shifting poverty map a wake-up call for policymakers

Greater efforts needed to level up poorer regions like Barishal and Rangpur
31 January 2025, 12:00 PM

Making the climate change battle inclusive

We need to ensure an intersectional approach to climate action.
29 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Climate monitoring and AI: The Copernicus Project

The Copernicus Report is another reminder for global leaders about the global warming trajectory that we are on now.
16 March 2024, 13:00 PM

Climate crisis and Bangladesh's toxic tangle with arsenic

The origins of this crisis trace back to the 1970s when deep tube wells were drilled to combat infant mortality from waterborne diseases.
14 March 2024, 04:00 AM

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.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
20 September 2023, 08:30 AM

What Nasa satellites say about Bangladesh’s climate

Recent data reveals terrifying conditions of freshwater bodies in the country.
30 January 2023, 12:30 PM

Time for a renewables revolution

Why sit on the proposal to produce 1,000 MW of solar power?
25 December 2022, 05:23 AM

Devastating climate impacts await coastal Bangladesh

The World Bank recently published a thorough analysis of various adverse impacts of human-induced climate change that are going to hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh.
27 September 2022, 12:00 PM

Climate change affecting physical, mental health of Bangladeshis: World Bank

Weather variations in Bangladesh, caused by climate change, is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report. 
7 October 2021, 07:23 AM

Around 4cr people might be displaced due to climate change in Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament says there is a possibility that around four crore people of 70 upazilas in 19 districts might be displaced due to climate change. The premier, however, did not mention how many years it may take.
15 January 2020, 13:08 PM

Climate Disasters: 19m children face risks in Bangladesh

Over 19 million children across Bangladesh -- a quarter of them under 5 -- bear the brunt of climate change disasters, according to a Unicef report which says the climate crisis threatens child nutrition in the country.
22 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Over 19m Bangladeshi children at frontline of climate change disaster’

Over 19 million children -- a quarter of them under 5 -- spread across Bangladesh are at the front line of climate change disasters, a UN report says mentioning that climate change threatens child nutrition here.
22 October 2019, 07:01 AM

Climate change-induced salinity affecting soil across coastal Bangladesh

As a country with a significantly long coastline, the adverse impacts of saltwater intrusion is substantial on Bangladesh.
17 January 2019, 06:35 AM

Climate Change Fallout: 13.4cr people to be hit hard

More than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s population is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall from climate change, the World Bank says.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Climate change: Bangladesh remains among most affected

Bangladesh remains among the countries most affected during climate change in the past two decades, German think-tank Germanwatch says in a report.
13 November 2017, 07:39 AM