1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (455+ words) With the 1996 treaty nearing expiry, Bangladeshi officials and experts are pressing for a revised water-sharing arrangement that reflects public needs, shared risks and long-term trust. India has said issues surrounding the Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh will be taken up…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (521+ words) Civil society organisations in Bangladesh have called for a clear roadmap to protect human rights from the worsening impacts of climate change, urging stronger institutional coordination, systematic monitoring and evidence-based policy measures. The call came at a national advocacy seminar…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (322+ words) Dhaka Seeks New Partnerships with India, Mongolia on Drought, Land Restoration and Climate Resilience Bangladesh has stepped up climate diplomacy at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Mongolia, holding four high-level…...

4+ day, 14+ min ago   (723+ words) For generations, Manta families have relied on rivers for survival, but climate pressures and exclusion from essential services are deepening their vulnerability and threatening cultural traditions. Stakeholders have called for coordinated action to protect Bangladesh’s boat-dwelling Manta fisherfolk community as…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (650+ words) Speakers urged authorities to remove paperwork, address and administrative barriers that prevent Rajshahi’s urban poor from receiving state support during economic and climate-related shocks. Low-income and marginalised residents of a slum in the northwestern Bangladesh city of Rajshahi have demanded…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (477+ words) Campaigners, unions and civic groups joined Sunday’s march as organisers warned Sweden’s current policies could weaken emissions targets and urged faster cuts after a summer of European heatwaves. Around 10,000 people marched through Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger action on…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1649+ words) From Amu tea estate to memories of Gorée Island, inherited labour, landlessness and cultural resistance frame renewed calls for reform across Bangladesh’s tea gardens today. Nearly two centuries after British colonial rule established tea estates in what is now Bangladesh,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (354+ words) At a Gazipur programme, Zahir Uddin Swapan linked afforestation, family participation and agricultural leadership to Bangladesh’s five-year plan to plant 250 million trees. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s political adviser, Zahir Uddin Swapan, called for an expansion of Bangladesh’s ongoing tree-planting and…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1303+ words) Negotiators in Ulaanbaatar face pressure to match drought pledges with finance while ensuring pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples, youth and civil society help shape land restoration decisions. UNCCD COP17 puts drought finance and Rio Convention synergies in focus as a dispute over gender,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Affected villagers say saline water entering through pipes has damaged paddy fields, weakened flood protection and prompted petitions to local officials for immediate action. Residents in Bangladesh’s southwestern coastal district of Satkhira have formed a human chain to protest the…...