Water is another name for life
Many households in Bangladesh drink water from sources already contaminated with disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Dildur Begum explores how communities…
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Human activities endangering life in the haors
Farmers in the Haor region of Bangladesh face losses due to too much or too little rain and early flooding.…
Public health is burning in the brick kilns
Rural communities in Bangladesh continue to face climate and health challenges, writes Shahinur Islam.
Farmer Purnachandra of Tularampur has been…
The endless endurance of floods in Char
Thousands of residents are spending their days struggling for their lives on the banks of the Padma River in Bangladesh,…
Depleting groundwater leaves residents without potable water
Barind region in Bangladesh that produces water-intensive boro rice, relies heavily on groundwater for irrigation. Climate-induced droughts, transboundary water issues…
Drinking water crisis in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Climate change and increasing deforestation are drying up the streams in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh, writes Jiten…
Unbridled groundwater extraction leading to depletion
The Barind Tract in Bangladesh risks desertification in the near future unless indiscriminate abstraction of groundwater is stopped now, writes…
Livelihood of coastal area people
The southern coast of Bangladesh is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal. Shahanaj Akter Poly lives on the southwestern edge…
Hardships and solutions
A tale of river basin people in north central region of Bangladesh. How do they deal with water and climate…
Floating farms and food security
Mohammad Shahadat Hossain travelled to the remarkable floating gardens in Barishal, Bangladesh. This historic farming system might be one of…
Shitalakshya river is dying slowly
Sonia Dewan Preity travelled along the Shitalakshya river, known as the lifeline of Narayanganj near Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.…
Embankments ignored till disasters hit
The hustle and bustle of everyday life comes to a halt as news of an approaching cyclone spreads through Gabura,…
