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Riyan Talha Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources saline Twice a week, 50-year-old Brajasundari loads a collection of jerrycans onto a pedal cart, climbs aboard and travels three kilometres from

Aid , COVID-19 , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/26/2020

$ 200 Millions WB Loan for Bangladesh to help Water and Sanitation Access

The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), which provides concessional financing, has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period. Bangladesh currently has the largest ongoing IDA program totaling over $13.5 billion. The World Bank approved $200 millio

Aid , Climate , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 11/30/2019

COP-25 reminder: Where is the Compensation for the Climate Vulnerable

Industrialized countries pledged to compensate the vulnerable and the least developed countries in Copenhagen, in Paris, in various COPs and even in SDGs; but the reality is almost all countries have shirked away from their responsibilities. Paris Agreement on climate change was signed in 2015 under

Business , Economy , Gender , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 11/13/2019

Financing female entrepreneurs: a crucial step for socioeconomic development in Bangladesh

Chowdhury Dilruba Shoma Financial empowerment of women has social and economic benefits for all citizens. Entrenched attitudes, customs and practices are preventing Bangladesh from realising the full benefit of the entrepreneurial skills of its female citizens. My just-published research uses a libe

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests / 08/10/2019

The wolf of Bangladesh: A true story

Jeremy Hance The last wolf in Bangladesh was seen in 1949 – until this year. The wolf, an adult male, was killed by local villagers in the Sundarbans, a suboptimal habitat for wolves. But could there be more wolves in the Sundarbans? Is there a breeding population? Time will tell. For Munta

Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development / 05/21/2019

Supporting working mothers can save her child’s life

Farasha Bashir New research by icddr,b in Bangladesh urges government to support measures to ensure balance between childcare and work for mothers In almost all societies across the world, women play a vital role in the family structure responsible for the health and wellbeing of all family members.

Environment , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Sanitation , Sustainable Development , Waste / 04/15/2019

New waste treatment plant brings hope to Rohingyas

AJM Zobaidur Rahman Soeb A faecal waste treatment plant – the largest of its kind in the world – in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh shows how pioneering technology can be of benefit to the refugees, and Bangladesh Bangladesh has recently built the largest human waste management plant in Co

Aid , Business , Climate , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 03/31/2019

Bangladesh Bhola power project tests AIIB promises

Abu Siddique Locals and NGOs say the bank has breached its own standards by failing to provide adequate compensation and ignoring flood risks in vulnerable delta area After an 11-hour overnight cruise from the capital city of Dhaka, the passenger ferry lands at Bangladesh’s only island district of

Aid , Business , Gender , Labour , Sustainable Development / 01/12/2019

World Bank and Bangladesh sign agreement for more and better Jobs

The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association(IDA), and has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period. It carries a service charge of 0.75 percent and an interest of 1.25 percent.

Biodiversity , Disasters , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Refugees , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 12/24/2018

Bamboo Treatment Plants to Repel Beetles Attacking Bangladesh Refugee Camps

An infestation of “boring beetles” means the bamboo in almost every shelter in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar – home to around 240,000 families – needs to be replaced. With just over four months to go until the beginning of the next monsoon season, the race is on to provide fami

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