Pinaki Roy

A catastrophic river surge has erased thriving commercial hubs near the China-Nepal border, leaving behind suffocating mud skeletal ruins, and a $4.77 billion recovery bill

Hilsa production is declining after a steady rise over two decades due to water pollution from three power plants located near the Hilsa Sanctuary, siltation of rivers and overfishing, raising concerns about the much-loved fish’s sustainability and affordability.

Over the past five decades, the Jamuna and Ganges rivers, along with the Padma formed by their confluence, have eroded about 1,585sqkm of land, according to government data. That is more than five times the combined area of Dhaka’s two city corporations.

Bangladesh could see lower Boro rice production in the coming season as climatologists warn of an exceptionally strong El Niño, which typically brings hotter and drier conditions during the crop’s growing period.

Climate change is rendering Bangladesh’s half-century-old meteorological terminology struggling to keep pace with the ground reality.

Bangladesh met office considers overhauling rainfall classifications

We have seen extensive media coverage of El Niño, including from the UN, but much less attention has been paid to its different variants.

They move through Dhaka’s streets largely unnoticed, searching roadsides, drains, and piles of waste for discarded plastic bottles.