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Kamran Reza Chowdhury A multitude of factors are contributing to increasingly polluted air in Bangladesh, but so far not much is being done about it. Bangladesh’s national environment agency has rung an alarm bell over air quality in Dhaka, deeming it “extremely unhealthy” as the dry season be

Health , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 01/04/2018

A Roadmap to Improve Newborn Health in Bangladesh

ASM Shahabuddin, Rajat Das Gupta and Yameen Mazumder The newborn health programme in Bangladesh is considered in the region as a good example of evolution of a programme based on empirical evidence and scale up of the programme nationwide. Bangladesh is one of the few countries in South Asia which h

Environment , Food , Health / 12/13/2017

Living in the era of Superbugs: Curse and Remedy

Mohammad Aminul Islam & Muhammad Asaduzzaman Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development for which the environment is recognised as an important actor. It is estimated that the annual AMR attributed death toll will reach 10 mill

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Soil , Water / 11/22/2017

As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear

Kamran Reza Chowdhury Salinisation of freshwater near Sundarbans leading to mangrove forests and spelling the end of an ecosystem that was heavy with sweet water vegetation and fish Environmentalists have consistently warned that climate change would adversely affect the world’s largest mangrove

Environment , Water / 11/01/2017

China plans to turn Xingiang into California by diverting the Brahmaputra water, reports South China Morning Post

Mekong-like Commission urged for trans-national rivers in Assam, to deal with Chinese river diversion plans Only the Government of India and international pressure can persuade China to abstain from diverting water of Yarlung Zangbo. There must be a bilateral treaty between New Delhi and Beijing

Aid , Climate , Featured , Governance , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 10/26/2017

What are the expectations from COP 23?

Developing countries must give priority to ensure good governance in climate finance for protecting lives and livelihoods. The developed countries must meet their pledges to provide the climate funds and shall apply robust and transparent accounting for avoiding double counting. The 23rd Conference

Energy , Sustainable Development / 10/22/2017

Running on biogas in Bangladesh

Abu Siddique The Bangladesh government is providing subsidies to set up 44,000 biogas plants through the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), which provides clean energy to around 200,000 people. Cooking with wood burners is common in Bangladesh’s rural villages, but the norm has be

Aid , Climate , Governance , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/13/2017

Climate Finance and Governance in South Asia-Key to SDGs

It is a matter of concern that GCF hasn’t been able to release any fund yet against the approved projects, including CRIM project of Bangladesh since November 2015 Climate change is a global phenomenon and it is estimated that, by 2050, 150 million people of the world may become environmentally di

Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/18/2017

Does the World Have Enough Midwives?

Farasha Bashir The practice of midwifery came to attention during the time of the Millennium Development Goals due to the global shortage of healthcare workers, with WHO predicting (in 2006) that an additional 4.2 million workers are needed, especially in developing countries. When a woman goes i

Disasters , Governance , Health , Water / 08/30/2017

Bangladesh eliminates post-flood disease deaths

Kamran Reza Chowdhury Despite massive flooding Bangladesh has seen very few disease related deaths, as having learnt from previous disasters the country has focussed on health There are still no cholera, no diarrhoea, no epidemic, and no outbreak during floods in any parts of the country. The mid-Au

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