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WHAT’S AT STAKE IN COP30? Bangladesh grapples with critical climate finance gaps

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Bangladesh enters COP30 demanding real climate finance, not promises. With $8.5 billion needed annually for adaptation and only $0.4 billion received, farmers from hills...

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Biodiversity

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Thoughts

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Sustainability

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KR ship recycling wins 2025 Green Factory Award for leading Bangladesh’s eco-industrial transition

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Bangladesh honours 30 firms with Green Factory Award 2025

In a major recognition of sustainable industrial practices, 30...

Climate Change

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Biodiversity

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Honey bee colonies could face 70% losses in 2025, impacting agriculture

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according...

Majestic fishing cats fight for survival as extinction looms

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Climate Justice

Bangladeshi journalist Ibrahim Khalilullah wins Covering Climate Now Award

Global unity and solidarity essential to address climate crisis, Environment Adviser

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Crime

3 arrested in Chattogram for illegally killing and trafficking 697 Birds

Wildlife

Elephant herds on Cox’s Bazar railway pose growing threat

11-Foot Burmese Python rescued from fishing trap in Boalkhali

Illegal wildlife trade busted: 425 turtles rescued

Chattogram Zoo hatches 33 Burmese Pythons, strengthening Bangladesh’s wildlife conservation efforts

Chattogram Zoo has successfully hatched 33 Burmese pythons through...

27 wild animals rescued from illegal Zoo in Meherpur

In an operation, the Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU)...

Energy

MIDI Masterplan: Bluffing about benefits or building community nightmares?

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ADB’s $17b energy investments risking Bangladesh’s future, Say civil society groups

In the power sector, ADB has invested $4.88 billion...

Bangladesh’s first Green Energy Olympiad launches, spotlighting youth and climate leadership

To ensure an energy-secure future, active participation of the...

Environment

Microplastics in Bangladesh: An invisible crisis with visible consequences

CU faculty of Biology plants 400 saplings, including 14 rare and endangered species

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Migration

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Thoughts

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CLIMATE-RESILIENT LIVESTOCK FARMING: Sustainable strategies for a changing environment

By adopting climate-resilient practices, Bangladesh’s livestock sector can mitigate...

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News Digest

Single-use plastics banned in Bangladesh secretariat

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