A new wave of youth- and women-led politics—symbolised by initiatives like seed-paper ballots and gender-responsive energy commitments—is emerging. The question is whether the country is ready to alig ...

A roundtable titled “Empowering Women and Youth for Climate Resilience: Bridging Policy and Funding Gaps” was held on October 12, 2025, at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka.

Imagine a cricket pitch disappearing mid-game, stadiums flooding, and athletes training between storms. This is the new reality of international sports. Oxfam reports say Bangladesh is among the top ...

Few countries in the world are considered more vulnerable to the impact of rising sea levels and climate change than Bangladesh, a nation of 175 million people squeezed into a landmass the size of ...

, Sept. 1 -- Bangladesh needs to triple its annual expenditure to successfully implement the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (BDP 2100), the country's long-term strategy to safeguard water resources and ...

Bangladesh is among the most crowded countries in the world. With a young population packed into a low-lying delta, the country is facing acute challenges from rising sea levels and extreme heat.

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Bangladesh lost $24 billion as extreme heat cut its labour productivity in 2024, revealed The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report published earlier this week. The ...

The RMG Sector: Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry, a global leader, is facing increasing pressure from international buyers to adopt eco-friendly production. Textile recycling, reduced ...

On March 3, as the world marked World Wildlife Day, Bangladesh was reminded of a structural question: can biodiversity survive under a revenue-oriented forest governance model?

Ami Vitale's beautifully shot documentary visits the communities on the Bay of Bengal that are already suffering the consequences of global warming. Vitali, a photojournalist, made the switch to video ...

In Bangladesh’s Barguna district, a large new building looms above the river, built to double as a school in calm weather and a community shelter during cyclones. But its rooms stand empty; no lessons ...