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Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN

As floodwater recedes in most areas, thousands of people now face shortages of food and other essential items. Using a plastic dustpan, Kolpona Akter is busy sloughing water out of her home in Shahjalal Upasahar, a lower-income…

Matarbari power plant may kill 14,000 people

A Greenpeace report has warned that a coal-fired power plant funded by Japan in Bangladesh threatened a vast environmental disaster which became a major concern for the locals, despite the project’s benefits. The Matarbari power plant in…

Elderly people in Bangladesh need more support

Faridpur /Bangladesh - Elderly people in Bangladesh are not getting the protection they need as their numbers grow in the country. Bangladesh has about 15 million people aged 60 and above; by 2050, their number will increase to 36…

Roof Gardening is a hobby and means of earning

Bogura/ Dhaka, Bangladesh - Rooftop gardening, as a hobby in Bangladesh, is an alternative way to meet the demand for plantation mainly in cities as the amount of usable land currently is decreasing in the country. Roof gardeners from…

Bangladesh’s climate adaptation projects

The government of Bangladesh is implementing a project aimed at enhancing the climate resilience of vulnerable communities, who live on coastal islands and riverine chars in the country. The project, titled “Adaptation Initiative for…

Bangladeshis adapt floating farms to survive

Floating gardening, a form of hydroponics using aquatic plants as the medium, is a traditional cultivation system in Bangladesh practiced for year-round seedling and vegetable production. This environment-friendly technique provides an…