Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
This case study looks at opportunities for strengthening resilience in fragile contexts. It aims to do so by identifying the root causes of vulnerability and non-adaptation to the implications of climate
Rubbishes reports of losing projects to China in the wake of current political developments Undeterred by the fluid political developments in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, state-run NTPC said it was going ahead with its projects in those countries. The clarification came after a section of the media reported the company is losing projects to China. NTPC and the Sri Lankan team recently met in New Delhi to discuss changes to the power purchase agreement (PPA) and the implementation agreement for the 2x250 megawatt (Mw) imported coal-based power project at Sampur in Trincomalee district in Lanka.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and European Development Bank (EDB) are ready to finance Tk8, 000 crore to reduce pollution and increasing capacity of power generation, transmission and sub-station building,
Although Dhaka city has not experienced a major earthquake yet, it is one of the world’s 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes, says an Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University, USA. It
Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University ranks Bangladesh (Dhaka) among the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquake in the world. The World Bank is providing assistance (grant) in financing
Faced with disturbing hunger and malnourished levels, India is expected to miss the crucial UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG), particularly those related to reduction in poverty, hunger and infant
The concrete roof of a two-storey building was ripped up and dropped onto a tin-shed house by the devastating tornado at Chinair village in Brahmanbaria on Friday. Three residents of the building were
USAID announced a landmark grant for a four-year $ 15 million programme by signing an agreement between Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and USAID at LGED Bhaban on Sunday. The overall goal
Members of Parliament, civil society organisations and campaigners from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka marched towards the SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding ‘Right to Sanitation for All.’ Calling upon the SAARC countries to ‘Speak in One Voice’ at the 18th SAARC summit to be held in Nepal this year, the entourage submitted a ‘Citizens Charter’ stressing on recognising sanitation as a legal right.
The energy ministry has undertaken 13 projects for Tk 4000 crore to boost the country's gas exploration and the transmission network to meet huge demand of gas in the industrial sector. The projects would