Cyclone Amphan rages amid pandemic, no space in shelters
In West Bengal, evacuees and people quarantined for possible coronavirus infections are crammed inside the same buildings because there are no other shelters
Author: Zobaidur Rahman Soeb
Sundarbans mangroves save Bengal from Cyclone Bulbul
The mangroves in the Sundarbans region absorbed the fury of the cyclone to save West Bengal and Bangladesh, but was badly damaged in the process
Land grab for projects fuels atrocities against Rohingyas
Behind the savaging of a land and its people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state lies a murky tale of resource appropriation and prospects of spoils from industrial development
In the scramble to flee military bullets, Rokeya Begum lost track of her husband. With her five children and elderly mother, the three-months-pregnant woman trudged through blinding rain…Read More
India, Bangladesh must tackle transboundary floods together
Downpours in the highlands of Meghalaya in India and damaging floods in the wetlands of north-eastern Bangladesh are inextricably linked. The South Asian neighbours must collaborate to address these occasional calamities
“We were in a festive mood just after the celebrations for the Bengali new year. All preparations were made to harvest our crops but…Read More
South Asia creates regional groundwater forum
Participants from across South Asia met to discuss the crisis relating to groundwater depletion in the region, and set up a regional forum to address the issues
The agrarian economy in South Asia supports nearly 1.2 billion people, and it is currently critically dependent on the use of groundwater. This is leading to a serious threat…Read more
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