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Insufficient rainfall during the monsoon season in Bangladesh, caused by El Niño, profoundly impacts rain-fed staple crop production. Photo: Sikder Ahmed

El Nino watch: the impacts around the world this week

Last week, more than 2,000 people had to leave their homes in the north-east of the country due to heavy rainfall that swelled the Parana, Uruguay and Iguazu rivers, which separately border...

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Climate-resilient seeds help Bangladesh grow more rice on shrinking farmlands

A woman carries a pitcher to bring drinking water from a rainwater harvesting system four to five kilometres away from her home at Dakope in Khulna as saline water is all what is available all around. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Climate change could drive 7.5% of Bangladesh's population to migrate internally by 2050: ADB

The coal-fired Mountaineer Power Plant near New Haven, West Virginia, operates across the Ohio River from the Lock 24 RV Park and Campground in Racine, Ohio, on 13 March 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

UN warns world falling further behind in climate fight, cites US role

COP31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. Photo: UN Climate Change

COP31: Bangladesh’s test of climate diplomacy

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Climate risks threaten growth, jobs as experts urge economic policy reforms

Speakers at the seminar in the capital's CIRDAP Auditorium today, 15 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Rights groups urge COP31 to prioritise implementation over new climate pledges

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Bangladesh to seek climate finance, fair compensation for workers at COP31

A normal El Niño raises sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific by about 0.5°C while a super El Niño surges 2°C or more above the long-term average. Photo: TBS/ File Photo

El Nino will intensify, then peak in December: UN

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo addressed the opening of the Bangladesh Climate Development Partnership (BCDP) Knowledge Conference 2026 in Dhaka on 7 October 2026. Photo Courtesy

Bangladesh needs better climate projects to unlock global finance: Environment minister

Bangladesh Parliament building. Photo: UNB

Parliamentary caucus on climate change, displacement holds first meeting

Salt farmers working in fields in Cox's Bazar. Photo: TBS

Climate shocks hit salt production, push prices up 50%

COP31 logo. Representational image. Photo: Collected

From pledges to progress: Bangladesh's COP-31 climate strategy