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Jannatul Naeem to take coastal communities’ voices to Global Climate Summit
Jannatul S M Naeem, a young climate activist from the coastal Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district in southwestern Bangladesh, has secured an opportunity to represent Bangladeshi youth at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Five villages on alert as Royal Bengal Tiger spotted near Sharankhola locality
Panic has gripped five villages in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat district after a tiger reportedly strayed into a settlement from the Sundarbans. Forest officials are using drones to search paddy fields for the animal, while villagers have reduced their movement at night. Residents have reported pugmarks in rice fields and other locations, prompting forest guards and members of local tiger response and patrol groups to launch public awareness campaigns.
Thousands of families face drinking water crisis in coastal Gabura
A government-built scenic complex that serves as a vital source of safe drinking water for thousands of people in Gabura Union, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira, is at risk of being lost to river erosion and saltwater intrusion because of years of neglect.
39 percent of sundari trees in sundarbans affected by top-dying disease, concern rising
Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) and Arannyak Foundation have found that 39 percent of sundari trees in the Sundarbans are affected by top-dying disease. In numerical terms, nearly 12 crore 95 lakh trees are affected. Of these, 2 crore 2 lakh 40 thousand trees are severely damaged. Increased salinity, reduced freshwater flow and climate change along with various environmental pressures have created fresh concern over the existence of sundari trees. The research has also revealed that the carbon absorption capacity of the Sundarbans has decreased by 15 percent. This has raised concern about the forest’s natural balance, biodiversity and its role in tackling climate change.
Why does LPG shortage hit market before price hikes?
An artificial shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders appears to develop about two weeks before a new price hike is announced. Once the revised prices take effect, supplies return to normal.
171 killed in mob violence in 9 months: Where is the rule of law?
Allegations are supposed to be heard in a court of law, and punishment imposed by the state only after guilt has been established. Yet an increasingly troubling pattern is emerging in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s prisons at breaking point: 226 inmates for every 100 places
Prison walls are meant to keep inmates behind bars, but overcrowding is stripping away even their last measure of comfort. Facilities intended to hold people awaiting trial have become places where finding room to sleep is a daily struggle. Burdened with more than twice their intended population, Bangladesh’s prisons have become a stark reflection of a growing humanitarian crisis.
Will El Niño make winter’s bite milder this year?
The season is changing, but winter appears to be taking its time. The familiar signs of autumn—white clouds drifting across the sky, dew settling on grass at dawn and a coolness in the air—have arrived unevenly across Bangladesh. While early mornings are beginning to carry a hint of winter, the heat of the day has yet to fully retreat.
Messi's last dance at Monumental: Argentina set to say goodbye to their eternal 10
Lionel Messi will pull on the sky-blue and white shirt for the last time at the Estadio Monumental tonight, ending a 20-year relationship with Argentina's home ground when the World Cup winners take on Benin in a friendly.
Weapons drill on social media, then murder: Concern increasing in new form of teenage gangs
Teenage criminal gangs are making social media a tool for forming groups, publicity and spreading fear amid an average of more than ten murder cases a day and about 60 incidents of violence against women and children every day.