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LNG disruptions expose risks in Bangladesh’s import-dependent energy system

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A documentary by CLEAN highlights the financial burden of LNG infrastructure, limited backup capacity and the consequences of supply disruptions for workers and businesses. A...

The Silver-billed Munia: A tiny bird of the grasslands

Bangladesh monsoon rains to ease after October 10, cyclone risk persists

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Bangladesh university to host international conference on sustainable development

Albanese warns Australia faces a summer of floods, cyclones and heat

Parliamentary caucus calls for stronger policy on climate displacement

Bangladesh orders 18 unlicensed resorts near the Sundarbans to close

Bangladesh reviews draft position paper ahead of COP31 in Antalya

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Climate Change

The Invisible Losses of Girls Leaving School

Environment

Vanishing green: Chattogram bears 94% of Bangladesh’s tree-cover loss

Sustainability

Dumping station crisis in Bangladesh: work that brings to death

Lead

Forests on paper, gaps on ground, World Bank-financed $175m project in Bangladesh

Climate Finance

Experts urge grant-based climate finance, stronger regional action

Pacific nations set climate red lines as Fiji hosts COP31 briefing

COP31 under pressure as Fiji talks begin

Activists call for global climate talks to prioritise Barind drought

Sustainability

Local engagement vital to Bangladesh’s biodiversity targets, says DoE chief

Traditional boat race draws tens of thousands to the Kaliganga River

Environmental journalism workshop builds students’ climate storytelling skills at AUW

Shakti Foundation leads one-day drive to plant 3,000 trees in Dhaka

Diplomats, officials, students and local communities joined the citywide...

Microplastics found in Karnaphuli River, raising health concerns

A University of Chittagong study highlights growing plastic contamination...

Climate Change

Former Maldives president says 25 climate-vulnerable nations near collapse

Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal

Switzerland loses a fifth of its glacier ice in just five years

Bangladesh youth hand climate position paper to government

Bangladesh’s youth climate paper sets out priorities on climate...

Türkiye urges urgent climate and health support fund ahead of COP31

Turkish health experts are pushing for stronger adaptation...

Biodiversity

Bangladesh navy to clear shrimp farms from Sonadia island mangroves

Concrete growth leaves Dhaka’s birds with fewer places to live

Armenia to issue silver collector coin ahead of 2026 COP17 summit

Barishal University launches microplastics lab to study coastal pollution

The new facility will support research on microplastics in...

Sundarbans retreat brings colleagues together beyond the workplace

A day of river journeys, mangrove exploration and cultural...

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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

Maria nominated for 2026 International Children’s Peace Prize

Nepal climate policy faces criticism over alleged rush ahead of COP31

Bangladesh youth urge direct role in climate policymaking process

Bangladesh urged to put workers’ rights at heart of COP31 position

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Rufous Woodpecker: A Forest Specialist Facing a Changing Climate

Plain Prinia finds ways to survive as climate changes their habitats

Indian Pond Heron faces shrinking wetlands as climate pressures grow

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

Crime

21 fishermen abducted in Sundarbans, no trace found after four days

1163 turtles seized at Dhaka airport, passenger detained

Four jailed for Balu river sand filling including PRAN-RFL officials

Illegal lead factory shut down in Haluaghat, seven workers jailed

Wildlife

Nine-foot well trap ends with safe rescue of rat snake in Sreemangal

Endangered capped langur dies after electrocution at tea estate in Bangladesh

Python rescued after getting trapped in fishing net in Bangladesh

Sundarbans patrol team seizes six boats, fishing gear in raids

Four forest-law cases have been filed following a week...

Endangered capped leaf monkey killed in Moulvibazar road crash

The death highlights growing road safety risks for capped...

Energy

Bangladesh weighs open-pit mining to boost domestic coal production

Rooppur nuclear plant uranium cargo flight due in Dhaka Friday

COP31 Presidency launches 35-by-35 Pledge and Antalya AI Pledge in New York

Adani’s 800MW Godda Unit-2 resumes electricity supply to Bangladesh

The restart brings relief after load shedding reached 3,100MW...

Bangladesh civil groups launch campaign to expand renewable energy

Civil groups are urging a faster shift to...

Environment

Google investigated in Finland over forest clearing for data centre

Bangladesh steps up disaster preparedness as climate risks mount

Women restore Niger Delta mangroves after decades of oil pollution

Youth-led river protection actions held across 10 Bangladesh districts

Youth groups across Khulna Division combined public awareness, river...

Rajshahi training focuses on climate change, environmental human rights

Journalists and content creators examined climate change, environmental...

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COP31: Environment MEPs urge faster fossil fuel phase-out and more climate finance

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

Migration

A hungry life amid discarded food at a railway station

German MPs spotlight investment ties amid German development budget cuts

South Asians trafficked through fake jobs into cyber scam operations, UN warns

Bangladesh builds climate alliances on COP17 sidelines

Bangladesh used the UNCCD COP17 platform to pursue cooperation...

LG names Shyamnagar’s Habibullah Al Mamun as Ambassador 2026

An initiative to improve livelihoods for disadvantaged coastal families...

Thoughts

Rising plastic waste threatens Bangladesh’s rivers

COP31 and the new colonialism of technology transfer: who owns climate solutions?

Bhutan becomes first country to adopt gross ecosystem product nationally

The Nepal flood, the responsibility of the developed world and the limits of climate finance

The article argues that Nepal’s flood disaster exposes a...

Could the Mecca Defence Pact reshape Bangladesh’s hydro diplomacy?

Bangladesh’s proposed role in the Mecca Defence Pact could...

News Digest

One third of global population exposed to extreme ozone pollution

Bangladesh PM orders Rajuk to halt projects filling Dhaka water bodies

European Parliament discussion urges action on biodiversity ahead of COP17

Water rights in South Asia should be based on justice: seminar

Speakers at a Chattogram seminar urged stronger research,...

Over 1,000 ponds disappear across Barishal in a decade

Barishal’s shrinking pond network is deepening concerns over groundwater...

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