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The ACC says a deeper inquiry is under way after preliminary findings of negligence in the World Bank-financed SUFAL programme. Its records identify an...

Indian Pond Heron faces shrinking wetlands as climate pressures grow

Devighat flood leaves Nepal residents rebuilding their lives from zero

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India rejects Hague ruling to restore Indus water pact with Pakistan

Nepal seeks emergency Loss and Damage Fund aid after Bhotekoshi flood

Youth-led AGUN alliance launched to defend rights and nature in Bangladesh

Rajshahi groups seek action to halt illegal lead recycling in city

Bangladesh recovers 2,300 acres of forest in five months: minister

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Sustainability

Dumping station crisis in Bangladesh: work that brings to death

Focus

Colonial scars still shape Bangladesh tea workers’ struggle for rights

Energy

Electricity for Bangladesh, pollution fears for riverside Taltali

Climate Change

As canals choke, fish, jobs and songs fade from Bangladesh wetland

Climate Finance

Nepal floods: LDC group urges global support, climate finance for vulnerable nations

Billions pledged, drought pact fails again as UN land talks expose $278bn funding gap

Bhotekoshi 2026: Green Climate Fund failed Nepal’s communities when urgent action was needed

Solar streetlights go dark in Bangladesh town after nearly five years

Sustainability

Bangladesh faces growing CBAM risk as EU eyes wider textile rules

Bangladesh among world’s most climate-vulnerable, minister warns

Bangladesh considers Tk10bn shift to solar power amid energy crisis

Rangeland restoration could deliver USD 4-6 for every dollar invested: report

New findings highlight the financial case for restoring rangelands,...

German initiative trains 77 Bangladesh professionals in solar and wind

The programme highlights growing efforts to build renewable energy...

Climate Change

Experts urge national heat action plan amid rising heat risk

Climate champion abroad, environmental challenges at home: Bangladesh near bottom of global index

Climate migrants comprise 30-40% of Chattogram slum population: study

PM Tarique Rahman set to visit Türkiye for COP31 summit in November

Bangladesh and Türkiye are seeking to deepen bilateral cooperation...

Dhaka seeks to renew Ganges water treaty with India as expiry looms

Bangladesh’s push to renew the Ganges treaty comes amid...

Biodiversity

Rajshahi launches programme to plant 1,000 palm tree saplings

Women shoulder family burden as Sundarbans bans leave men jobless

Qatar and Thailand deepen ties through mangrove restoration project

Green Coalition formed in Daulatpur to curb destructive fishing nets

Local campaigners say a ban on China Duari nets...

Bangladesh farmers demand seed policy reform to save native seeds

Field data from six Rajshahi communities showed women remain...

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Amazon’s Hidden Data Centers in India and Beyond

The Lights Dim on Laos’ Brief Bitcoin Dream

A digital boom in a thirsty Indonesian city

Inside Malaysia’s Data Center Boom

Climate Justice

Friendship founder Runa Khan wins 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award

Study finds climate change exposes 22m Bangladeshi children to heat

Coordinated action needed to protect Bangladesh’s Manta fisherfolk

High Court questions key provisions of Bangladesh’s MIDA Act

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Heat, rain shifts put green bee-eaters under growing climate strain

Air pollution emerges as growing public health threat in Bangladesh

Noise pollution emerges as growing urban health threat

Climate change puts Common Moorhen’s wetland life under pressure

Crime

DoE demolish illegal lead smelting plant in Dhaka

44 held in 80 days as work-starved fishers defy Sundarbans ban again

Woman detained with 24 Bengal monitor lizards in Khagrachhari town

Nine workers killed in toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

Wildlife

10-foot python rescued in Koyra and released into Sundarbans

Giant anteaters shift activity to cooler hours as climate warms

Military vets called in as Sri Lanka wildlife veterinarians protest

Bird nests fall as trees cut in Bangladesh, killing chicks and eggs

Long known as a bird colony, Ramnagar’s nesting trees...

After more than a century, wild onager foal born in Saudi reserve

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve is...

Energy

Nepal floods put 900 MW of hydropower and solar projects at risk

IWMI, DAE strengthens extension capacity to support sustainable solar irrigation in Bangladesh

Nepal prepares for climate risks from possible Super El Niño event

Summit LNG shutdown pushes Bangladesh gas supply to a 16-year low

The shutdown exposes Bangladesh’s growing dependence on imported LNG...

ADB plans up to $5b in support for Bangladesh growth over five years

The IGND initiative places Chattogram at the centre of...

Environment

India says Ganga treaty issues to be discussed through bilateral JRC

Dhaka’s e-rickshaw transition puts workers and residents at odds now

Severe Nepal flood leaves 384 tourists and trekkers missing in Rasuwa

Manikganj fair urges protection of native seeds and plant heritage

Farmers and local groups showcased rare and near-extinct plant...

Cash aid reaches 420 Bangladesh families before landslide risk rises

The forecast-based initiative used pre-arranged funds and risk triggers...

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ASEAN, Brazil discuss climate ties ahead of COP31 and CBD COP17 talks

Indian journalist Lahkar wins Denmark climate fellowship

Youth groups reflect on COP30 at Chattogram dialogue

Bangladesh urged to send top leaders to COP climate talks

Women are still underrepresented in climate talks at COP30

COP process falls short for vulnerable nations, talks go on

Migration

Bangladesh builds climate alliances on COP17 sidelines

LG names Shyamnagar’s Habibullah Al Mamun as Ambassador 2026

Satkhira citizens seek protection for climate migrants in city slums

Khulna city unveils strategy to manage climate-induced displacement

Prepared by KUET’s IDM and Caritas Bangladesh, the strategy...

Turmeric farming offers hope of reviving local employment in Nepal village

A community-led agroforestry initiative in Dhanusha is expanding income...

Thoughts

The hidden face of climate disasters

Organic Fertilizer Offers a Sustainable Alternative to Chemical Fertilizers

The slow violence of salinity on coastal women

Prospects and challenges of Carbon trading for small landholders in South Asia

Small farmers could benefit from carbon markets, but South...

We are already paying the hidden costs of fossil-fuel dependence

Bangladesh’s reliance on imported fossil fuels exposes households, students...

News Digest

Nepal calls for global climate action after deadly Himalayan floods

Bangladesh civil society urges roadmap to protect rights from climate

Flood disaster in Rasuwa leaves many missing as bodies found along riverbanks

Bangladesh urges local communities to protect rangelands sustainably

Bangladesh calls for community-led protection of grazing lands, stronger...

Bangladesh environmentalists call for 10-point pollution action plan

Environmentalists have urged stronger enforcement of pollution laws, tighter...

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