‘We have seen the enemy’: Bangladesh’s war against climate change
Devastating cyclones, floods and ruined crops have made Bangladesh ‘the world’s most aware society on climate change’ John Vidal in Gazipara Rebecca Sultan’s life has been shattered twice in a few years. First, the 140mph winds of Cyclone Sidr ripped through her village, Gazipara, flattening houses, killing 6,000 people and devastating the lives of millions as [...]
India’s Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia yesterday said a variety of environmental, economic and technical issues need to be settled before implementation of the ambitious inter-linking of rivers. Referring to the Himalayan component of rivers inter-linking, Ahluwalia said “effective exploitation” of capacity of these rivers is critically dependent on the international agreements. “It [...]
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The most comprehensive study of large land acquisitions in developing countries to date — published online recently by the International Land Coalition (ILC) — has found more evidence of harm than benefits. The International Land Coalition (ILC) is a global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organisations working together to promote secure and equitable access [...]
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Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked commercial banks to increase agriculture credit disbursement as the loan disbursement in July-January fell by 6.15 per cent compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. The central bank governor Atiur Rahman at a meeting with officials of commercial banks expressed dissatisfaction over the low disbursement of agriculture [...]
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The High Court Monday asked the government to stop the process of setting up a coal-fired power plant at Anwara in Chittagong until further order, as greens fear it will harm the environment. A High Court bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Farid Ahmed gave the order after hearing a writ petition filed by [...]
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by Yazdan Hoque The Awami League government has passed a bill that will be splitting the Dhaka City Corporation into two parts. The Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 will turn into an act after the president’s assent. People familiar with Dhaka City will know of its utter lack of management, planning and structure. As mentioned in my [...]
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by Anbarasan Ethirajan Bangladesh is declaring three areas in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest as dolphin sanctuaries to protect freshwater dolphins, officials say. Conservationists say the mangrove forest is the only place in the world where the Ganges river dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins are found. These dolphins are among the world’s most endangered mammals. Fishermen [...]
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Bangladesh is a country with more problems than can be counted. Her people have suffered from lacking the basic needs of sustaining life to deeper issues such as Press Rights and Freedom of Speech. In recent years one of the issues that have caused greatest concern is the accelerated degradation of the environment. Inefficient sewage [...]
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The Teesta water-sharing agreement may have turned to dust, but there were a few positive breakthroughs that came out of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Bangladesh last week. India and Bangladesh pledged to work together for the preservation of the Sundarbans mangrove forest and to protect the endangered Royal Bengal tigers who live there. [...]
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