Long Read

Grants, glaciers and rising seas: South Asia’s agenda at COP31

Rakib Hossain -
Bangladesh is pushing for grants, Nepal and Bhutan want a dedicated work programme on mountain risks and Pakistan is pressing for recovery finance. Across...

Dumping station crisis in Bangladesh: work that brings to death

Khadija Akter -
Chattogram generates around 3,200 tonnes of waste daily but collects only 2,200 tonnes, leaving about 1,000 tonnes uncollected as overflowing dumps and toxic leachate...
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Women farmers drive climate resilience in coastal Bangladesh yet remain invisible

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah -
Women farmers in coastal Bangladesh sustain food production and climate adaptation, yet remain excluded from land ownership, agricultural support...

Stateless tag, undocumented birth of Rohingya children in Bangladesh and role of ASEAN

Shamsuddin Illius -
Myanmar and Bangladesh do not recognise these newborns as their citizens. Myanmar called them “illegal interlopers” from Bangladesh while...

Displaced millions head to cities: Life in a Bangladesh slum

Shamsuddin Illius -
Around 28% of Bangladesh’s population lives along the coast, while two-thirds of the country lies less than five metres...