Faruk Rahman

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Faruk Rahman is a Bangladeshi journalist with nearly three decades of experience in journalism, Based in Satkhira, a climate-vulnerable coastal district of Bangladesh, he has extensive experience covering climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity, natural disasters the Sundarbans and coastal livelihoods. He has been serving as Southern Correspondent for The Climate Watch since 2022. Through his reporting, he focuses on climate justice, environmental protection, disaster resilience, and the struggles of vulnerable coastal communities, amplifying grassroots voices and promoting accountability.
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Rarely coloured snakes found across Bangladesh spark fresh interest

Wildlife
From pale pink lotus cobras to yellowish-white water snakes, recent rescues highlight the need for scientific research into rare pigmentation and genetic traits. Several unusually...

38,000 pupils and staff at risk in 250 crumbling Satkhira schools

Sustainability
With leaking roofs, falling plaster and flooded classrooms disrupting lessons, parents and teachers are demanding urgent action as authorities warn that rebuilding unsafe schools...

Satkhira youth activist Jannatul Naeem selected to attend COP31

Climate Justice
Selected through a competitive youth fellowship programme, Naeem aims to bring Satkhira’s struggles with salinity, water scarcity and climate-related livelihood losses to global discussions...

Thousands in coastal Gabura risk losing vital drinking water pond

Environment
Once a lifeline after devastating cyclones, Gabura’s freshwater pond faces mounting threats from damaged embankments and salinity, prompting residents to demand urgent repairs to...

Chemical fertilisers and pesticides raise costs and threaten coastal farming in Bangladesh

Environment
In Shyamnagar, farmers face mounting debts, declining soil fertility and biodiversity loss, while local initiatives promote indigenous seeds, natural fertilisers and chemical-free cultivation. In the...

Bangladesh orders 18 unlicensed resorts near the Sundarbans to close

Environment
The move has sparked debate over environmental compliance, ecotourism and the need to protect forest-dependent communities, wildlife and the Sundarbans ecosystem. Bangladesh’s Department of Environment...

Crack in embankment raises flooding fears for 13 villages in Khulna

Environment
Residents fear another major flooding as widening cracks threaten the 22 Polder, putting rice fields, vegetable farms, fish enclosures and homes at risk. A major...

Four villages fear flooding as Kopotakkho river erodes embankment

Environment
Villagers have been reinforcing weakened sections with soil as tidal pressure threatens homes, farmland and fish enclosures, while officials say emergency embankment work remains...

Children plant trees and seeds in Satkhira to fight climate change

Climate Change
Planting sites ranged from homesteads and school grounds to embankments and riverbanks, with young participants also arranging protection and care to improve sapling survival. To...

Satkhira’s 683km coastal embankment faces recurring breach risks

Environment
Officials say vulnerable stretches are being monitored and repaired, while residents warn repeated patchwork has left homes, farms, fish enclosures and roads exposed during...
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