Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia hit hardest

Known as "miwatari" in Japanese, it occurs when a crack opens up in the frozen lake surface, allowing shards of thinner ice to break through and form a ridge where local deities are believed to cross.

The cold conditions likely to persist throughout January, expert says

Air navigation, inland river transport, and road communication may be disrupted

The project, implemented by the Local Government Division with support from the UK government and UNDP, was inaugurated virtually from the secretariat yesterday

Urges stronger regional advocacy, institutional capacity, innovative instruments and private sector engagement to bridge finance gaps

New study warns of temperatures rising by 4.5°C if greenhouse gas emissions not reduced

Bangladesh becomes first Asian nation to embed ‘Just Transition’ in climate pledge

45cm below danger mark at Teesta Barrage point, says WDB

Bangladesh’s eastern coast, a key zone for development activities, is sinking faster than the central and western coasts amid rising sea levels, posing threats to infrastructure, vast swathes of farmland and the livelihoods of millions of people, warns a new study.

According to Unicef, the move signals a "transformative shift" in climate policy, positioning young people as drivers of change

Slams UN, but backs it '100%'

Vulnerable communities in Bangladesh are taking the lead in climate action by developing their own adaptation strategies to tackle recurring challenges such as floods, waterlogging, and heatwaves

Civil society group urges world leaders to act on climate crisis, social injustice before COP30

Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought globally, with cascading repercussions for societies, the United Nations warned yesterday.

The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during heatwaves to global warming

Call for resilient health protection in Satkhira

The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.

The framework, inspired by Bangladesh's own national strategy, will be formally proposed at the upcoming COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil, for adoption by other CVF members

Monir Sardar, 45, a fisherman from Char Montaz union under Patuakhali's Rangabali upazila, and his four family members became homeless overnight as strong winds and tidal surges caused by a low-pressure system battered the coastline recently