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The Teesta at a crossroads: Gender, climate, and the search for peace in India-Bangladesh water diplomacy

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As the Ganges treaty nears expiry, the unresolved Teesta dispute exposes how climate stress, upstream politics and gendered water burdens are reshaping river diplomacy...

Climate change puts Coppersmith Barbets’ food, nests and breeding under pressure

Bangladesh villagers win lead pollution battle, then face criminal case linked to Chinese-owned factory

Recent Updates

Government steps up disaster response as floods ease in Bangladesh districts

High Court seeks government response over protection of Chakaria Sundarbans

Bangladesh school renews green campus push with annual tree drive

Bangladesh moves to advance national sustainable building assessment framework

Seminar warns Bangladesh cities face rising air pollution deaths

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World Climate

Bangladesh’s wind power push stalls amid fossil fuel dependence and grid failures

Environment

Lead exposure drains Up to 9% of Bangladesh’s GDP with $16 billion annual IQ loss

Environment

Hill water crisis deepens as unsafe ‘wells’ become main source

Climate Justice

For Barishal’s Manta boat dwellers, Eid brings only brief relief amid daily hardship

Climate Finance

Amphibian Conservation Fund opens applications for global projects

Bangladesh forum calls for inclusive climate finance and just transition

Swiss envoy hosts talks on Bangladesh’s climate priorities before COP31

Loss and damage Fund delays aid for frontline communities at Manila

Sustainability

Bangladesh activists demand ban on paraquat, hazardous pesticides

Green sustainability summit held at Chittagong University in Bangladesh

Environmental groups honour river researcher after national award win

ATEC Australia-International wins SDG award for clean cooking initiative

The recognition highlights how clean cooking solutions powered by...

DAP proposes 69 parks to curb Dhaka flooding but projects remain stalled

Nearly three years after the Detailed Area Plan proposed...

Climate Change

Youth shadow water parliament raises coastal water demands in Satkhira

Coastal voices push Sundarbans resilience at Bangladesh seminar

EU initiative to strengthen grassroots climate justice in Bangladesh

Bangladesh warns of $2.8 billion annual climate health risk by 2030

Policymakers, researchers and development partners outlined priorities including climate-smart...

Bangladesh’s air pollution crisis linked to 88,000 deaths, 5% GDP loss yearly

A new study links long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution...

Biodiversity

Four monocled cobras released in Khagrachhari forest reserve

Indian Grey Hornbills breed for fourth straight year after Gir return

Public hearing urges urgent action to save Karatoya, Phuljhor rivers

Tigress returns to Sundarbans as deer traps threaten tigers

Illegal deer traps remain a major conservation challenge in...

10-foot python rescued from fishing net in bagerhat

A farmer found the python entangled while retrieving his...

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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

Extreme heat threatens Bangladesh workers’ incomes, report warns

Toxic battery waste feared after six cattle die in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh

Black holi in Purulia: Communities protest industrial pollution and demand a just transition

Climate Action Forum forms new national executive committee in Bangladesh

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Common Kingfisher: A bright bird facing a darker climate reality

Common Hoopoe: The crowned bird of open fields under growing climate pressure

Light pollution: The silent threat stealing our night sky

Key West’s overlooked cattle egret reveals a remarkable migration story

Crime

Worker dies in explosion at Dhamrai battery factory fined for environmental violations days earlier

Illegal lead recycling threatens Chapainawabganj farmland

Barguna shuts illegal lead recycling factory over pollution

Forest department seizes 150 kg of shrimp, poison bottles and boat in Sundarbans raid

Wildlife

Illegal China duari nets put Bangladesh haor biodiversity at risk

Bangladesh wildlife rescuer Sitesh Ranjan Deb dies at 81 in Sreemangal

Injured sloth bear cub rescued from Madhya Pradesh forest floor

Wild Asian elephant seriously injured in landslide in Teknaf hills

Heavy rain-weakened hill soil left the 10-year-old female elephant...

Bangladeshi national arrested in India for smuggling endangered golden langurs

Indian police say the rescued langurs were found inside...

Energy

From lead pollution to cleaner batteries, Bangladesh faces a critical transition

Faith leaders strengthen multifaith dialogue on Nigeria’s energy transition

Philippine youth drive community clean energy push amid climate crisis

68MW Jamuna solar park signals Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition

Built on leased Jamuna Bridge Authority land, the Sirajganj...

Bangladesh targets 60MW rooftop solar expansion across public universities to cut energy costs

The OPEX model would let private firms install and...

Environment

ISDE Bangladesh gives food aid to 1,000 more flood-hit families

DHORA urges science-based flood planning as risks rise in Bangladesh

BD PM orders tougher drive against Dhaka pollution, AI monitoring and cleaner technologies in focus

Applications open for Bangladesh Climate Media Fellowship for youth

The paid fellowship will provide mentorship, hands-on reporting experience...

Bangladesh floods ravage crops across 43 district, devastate half-million farmers

As floodwaters recede, officials are racing to assess farm...

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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

COP30’s overlooked breakthrough on just transition

Migration

Climate change raises deadly heat risks for Gulf migrant workers: HRW

Faridpur villagers demand removal of dredger as river erosion worsens

Climate-displaced children find new hope through skills training

Barishal slowly sinking as scientists warn of long-term flooding risk

A scientific study finds Barishal is gradually sinking due...

IOM and International Federation of the Green Crescent partner to support migrants mental health

IOM and IFGC signed a Geneva agreement to strengthen...

Thoughts

The death of a river: The impending Teesta catastrophe

What traditional creative industries teach us about sustainability

How much is population growth really to blame for Bangladesh’s food insecurity?

How natural disasters accelerate the mental health crisis

As climate-driven disasters intensify across Bangladesh, survivors face not...

Time to reduce Bangladesh’s dangerous dependence on imported edible oil

Bangladesh’s heavy dependence on imported edible oil is draining...

News Digest

Satkhira lists 302 river encroachers in wider eviction drive

Indian court says religious rites cannot justify polluting rivers

Bangladesh readies for Ganges treaty talks amid declining flows

Chattogram loses nearly 3,000 water bodies in 40 years, intensifying heatwaves, water crisis and flood risks

Once vital for rainwater storage, cooling and firefighting, Chattogram’s...

El Niño, fertiliser shock put Bangladesh food security under pressure: World Bank

South Asia’s harvests remain broadly stable, but rising food,...

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