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Diarrheal disease cases set to soar by 2100 due to global warming, experts warn
Diarrheal disease cases set to soar by 2100 due to global warming, experts warnClimate

Diarrheal disease cases set to soar by 2100 due to global warming, experts warn

A recent study projects that by 2100, hospitalizations from diarrheal diseases in Dhaka, Bangladesh, are likely to rise significantly due to climate change, even if…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation
Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperationNews

Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation

By Shafiqul Islam, Tufts University | 360info Bangladesh has shown how its 'engineering diplomacy' approach to managing a flood crisis could be a pathway to…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2024 Full article
Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forest
Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forestNews

Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forest

Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladeshi police have charged 26 people for destroying a swath of mangrove forest that protects the low-lying nation from storm surge…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2024 Full article
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cycloneNews

Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone

By Shafiqul ALAM | AFP Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen
Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seenClimateNews

Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen

By Mohammad MAZED and Shafiqul ALAM in Dhaka | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews

Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India

By Mohammad MAZED and Sailendra SIL in Kolkata | AFP Patuakhali - Millions of people in low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India on Monday surveyed…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyed
Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyedNews

Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyed

Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP - The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people,…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews

Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India

Patuakhali | AFP - Fierce gales and crashing waves smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh and India on Monday, as an intense cyclone started…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelterNews

Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter

By Mohammad MAZED | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2024 Full article