45cm below danger mark at Teesta Barrage point, says WDB

Bangladesh’s eastern coast, a key zone for development activities, is sinking faster than the central and western coasts amid rising sea levels, posing threats to infrastructure, vast swathes of farmland and the livelihoods of millions of people, warns a new study.

According to Unicef, the move signals a "transformative shift" in climate policy, positioning young people as drivers of change

Slams UN, but backs it '100%'

Vulnerable communities in Bangladesh are taking the lead in climate action by developing their own adaptation strategies to tackle recurring challenges such as floods, waterlogging, and heatwaves

Civil society group urges world leaders to act on climate crisis, social injustice before COP30

Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought globally, with cascading repercussions for societies, the United Nations warned yesterday.

The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during heatwaves to global warming

Call for resilient health protection in Satkhira

The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.

The framework, inspired by Bangladesh's own national strategy, will be formally proposed at the upcoming COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil, for adoption by other CVF members

Monir Sardar, 45, a fisherman from Char Montaz union under Patuakhali's Rangabali upazila, and his four family members became homeless overnight as strong winds and tidal surges caused by a low-pressure system battered the coastline recently

Experts call for urgent action

The planet is therefore expected to remain at historic levels of warming after the two hottest years ever recorded in 2023 and 2024

The information was revealed at a discussion on carbon financing organised by LightCastle Partners

Erosion by Teesta started early, devouring the croplands and houses at 130 points in five districts of Rangpur region

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has prohibited any new industrial activities or projects within 10 kilometres of the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) around the Sundarbans.

The extraordinary heat spell was expected to subside as warmer El Nino conditions faded last year

The Adaptation Fund Board has approved the Green, Resilient, and Adaptive CHT Economy (GRACE) project, a significant step forward in climate adaptation in Bangladesh

Environment adviser delivers lecture on impacts of climate change