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.
The human rights report contains five major sections dealing with different issues pertaining to the civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh.
This policy note examines the poverty and distribution impact of one such reform – residential electricity tariff increases - along with their fiscal implications. A challenge of such adjustments is how
This study presents an analysis of the political economy of the food price policy in Bangladesh. The study presents a brief overview of the economic and political trajectory of Bangladesh which includes
Accurate cost benefit analysis of climate change adaptation actions is not only critical in designing effective local-level adaptation strategies, but also for generating information that feeds into national
Bangladesh government has decided to lay the foundation stone of Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat near Sundarbans on Oct 22, ignoring the environmental activists widespread opposition. Download and read the final EIA report of the controversial coal-based power plant, the joint venture of BPDB and NTPC Ltd., India under the name of Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company.
Bangladesh and Russia will sign a US$500 million deal in January to complete the pre-construction phase of the nuclear power plant to be set up at Rooppur in Pabna district. "The first-phase deal on
Divorce not only proves disastrous for children, but is also bad for the environment and contributes to global warming. Sounds ridiculous? Well, it’s not going by recent research findings. The Capital’s
On the surface, it sounded like an outburst from a minister known to speak his mind. “Public health lies outside the medical fraternity,” said Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh inaugurating
Japan will provide a grant of US$ 2,26,186, approximately Tk 1.81 crore, for two agricultural development projects in rural areas of Bangladesh. In this regard, two contracts were signed by Shiro Sadoshima,
Activists warn food insecurity in southeastern Bangladesh may worsen over the next decade as a result of unfettered deforestation. Abdul Mannan of local NGO Society for Health Extension & Development