Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, is increasingly at the forefront of global discussions ...

Institutionalising Climate Risk Insurance into Bangladesh’s Social Protection and Disaster Management Mechanisms” was held on 26 November 2025 at The Daily Star Centre, Dhaka.

When Super Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh in May 2009, the house of Rekha Rani and Alan Goldar and their two children was swept away. About 500 people died in the cyclone. The Goldar family survived, but ...

Children and youths with disabilities in Bangladesh’s coastal regions face escalating climate risks, as worsening disasters ...

The lights are out here in my home city of Dhaka as I write these words. Cyclone Sitrang has knocked out the electricity in Bangladesh’s capital, plunging much of this city of 22 million people into ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Bangladeshi clothing firms under pressure to cut emissions Workers hit by climate impacts, lack green tech skills Unions say workers need training, social support to adapt DHAKA, March 9 (Thomson ...

The low-lying nation of Bangladesh suffers disproportionately from climate change, despite producing just 0.5 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. It’s also creating innovative ways to predict and ...

By Sadiqur Rahman The extended summers, delayed monsoons and shorter winters — collectively featuring a warmer climate — are triggering pest infestations across tea estates in Bangladesh and India.

(Adds comments by govt adviser, British envoy) By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Disaster-prone Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, which could worsen water ...

Yet, alongside the environmental degradation, another crisis grows silently but steadily is economic inequality. In many ways ...