Sajibur Rahman

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Sajibur Rahman: A senior journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He specially covers climate finance and renewable energy issues.
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Bangladesh’s Green-Finance Paradox: Why Banks Prefer Efficiency to Renewables

Climate Finance
Bangladesh’s green-finance portfolio has expanded rapidly, but lending patterns remain heavily weighted towards industrial efficiency projects, raising questions over whether current financial instruments can...

BREAKTHROUGH FOR BANGLADESH: ICJ ruling turns climate justice from pledges to law

Climate Finance
The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark ruling has turned climate justice from moral plea to legal duty, empowering vulnerable nations like Bangladesh to...

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

Climate Finance
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...

$232 BILLION GAP: Inside the struggle to fund Bangladesh’s climate survival

Climate Finance
Bangladesh faces a $232 billion climate finance gap by 2030. Farmers endure salt-poisoned soil, rising seas, and debt, while MDB loans dominate funding. Experts...

GREEN GOALS, BANKED OUT: Renewable energy fighting for finance in Bangladesh

Climate Finance
Bangladesh’s renewable energy ambitions face major financing barriers. Banks favor short-term efficiency projects over long-tenor renewables, citing risks and collateral demands. Policies exist but...