coastal areas

The Participatory Research and Action Network (PRAN) organised a workshop on rights to safe water in Khulna on Saturday (2 November). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Separate policy needed to address water crisis in coastal areas: Speakers

The participants highlighted the need for innovative solutions to improve water access and quality in the region

Photo: TBS
Energy

Cyclone leaves 2.66 crore without power

Satellite Cloud Tops Alert, Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coasts

Rainfall in Rajshahi in October 2023. Photo: TBS
Environment

Rain trickles down in Dhaka, Barishal, other coastal areas as Cyclone Remal forms

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

65-day fishing ban in coastal areas to end midnight

Women in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila walk to a solar-powered pond sand filter plant in Goualmath village to fetch drinking water. More than 30,000 people from 25 surrounding villages buy freshwater from the plant for Tk1 per pitcher as the area’s groundwater is often salty and contaminated with arsenic. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Saline water woes: Innovative projects transform coastal lives

Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

NGOs demand more solar, wind power from coastal areas

World's fastest sinking coastal cities
By The Numbers

World's fastest sinking coastal cities

The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mumit M
Environment

UNDP's support in hydroponics project reduces plastic pollution in coastal areas

Micronutrient deficiency of adolescent girls by seasonality and salinity. Vitamin (OH) D deficiency (< 30 nmol/L), vitamin (OH) D insufficiency (< 50 nmol/L), Iron Deficiency (Ferritin < 15 ug/L) and VAD (Serum retinol < 30 ug/dL). Statistical significance (P < 0.005) has been denoted by asterisk: *Pearson’s chi-square test. Note: Different agro-aquatic ecological zone- HS, High saline; MS, Medium saline; LS, Low saline; FW, Fresh water, and PP, Processing plant. Credit: Scientific Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33636-8
Health

Study finds adolescent girls in Bangladesh vulnerable to malnutrition

First time Boro cultivation in Barguna coastal areas sees bumper production
Bangladesh

First time Boro cultivation in Barguna coastal areas sees bumper production

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Cyclone Sitrang: Heavy rains continue to batter Bangladesh amid flood warning across coastal region

Photo: Collected
Banking

Continued investment in coastal resilience critical for sustainable growth in Bangladesh: WB