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

Severe dry-season water shortages in Bandarban hills push communities to depend on unsafe streamside pits, exposing health risks and underscoring impacts of deforestation, weak...

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

For Barishal’s nomadic Manta community, Eid offers only a fleeting break as families quickly return to lives defined by fishing, exclusion, and uncertainty on...
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Bangladesh’s canal ambition faces climate, political and water security pressures

Bangladesh begins a nationwide canal excavation programme to address water crises, but experts caution that without scientific planning, governance...

Pacific leaders highlight regional treaty reporting at CSW70 event

Pacific leaders and partners at CSW70 spotlight regional treaty reporting initiatives, highlighting Fiji and Samoa examples to strengthen participation...

Superbugs from rivers to hospitals: Bangladesh faces rising AMR threat

Polluted rivers, hospital waste and antibiotic misuse in farms are spreading antimicrobial resistant bacteria in Bangladesh, raising fears that...

Bangladesh moves to postpone LDC graduation as fiscal pressures mount

Bangladesh has requested a three-year deferment of its LDC graduation, warning that global shocks, trade uncertainties and climate-linked transition...

UN delays LDC graduation mission to Bangladesh before vote

The UN has postponed the Bangladesh LDC graduation assessment ahead of elections, as the government, businesses, and civil society...

First Tuvalu climate migrants arrive in Australia under landmark pact

Tuvalu has sent its first climate migrants to Australia under a landmark pact as rising seas threaten the island...