Maidul Islam

Dhaka

Correspondent at The Daily Prothom Alo

Journalist and Communication Professional

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Articles

Government stadium grabs river land in Savar

1 month ago | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

A stream of the Bangshi River ends in the Bhagalpur area of Savar upazila, Dhaka. Here, the river takes the name Dhaleshwari, runs along Dhaka city to its east, and eventually merges with the Meghna River. A government stadium has been built, encroaching part of the river at the point where the Dhaleshwari begins. Using this mini-stadium named after Sheikh Russel, local residents are now also engaged in river grabbing. Now the river is shrinking.
Dhaka’s rooftop restaurants worsen heat wave risk

1 month ago | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

In recent years, Dhaka’s residents have increasingly flocked to rooftop restaurants with open-air settings, seeking a unique escape to socialise with family and friends or enjoy some quiet leisure time. These venues have become a popular recreational retreat in the otherwise congested capital. However, none of the roughly 200 privately-run rooftop restaurants in Dhaka have obtained proper approval.
Climate migrants falling prey to modern slavery

2 months ago | en.prothomalo.com | Mosabber Hossain |Maidul Islam

A study published by IIED has highlighted the issue of slavery within workplaces in Bangladesh. Three years ago, Afzal Hossain (40) left his home in Lengura, Gowainghat, Sylhet, to work in a garment factory in Savar, Dhaka. Three other men from his community joined him, and they all stayed in the same rented room. Back home, work was scarce, wages were low, and jobs were sporadic. When Afzal found work in Dhaka, his salary was a meager Tk 7,500.
Climate change: No statistics on displacement, concerns about future

2 months ago | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

The year was 1988. Belayet Hossain, a newly married man from Uzirpur, Barisal, worked on a ship. Their home was on the banks of the Shandhya River. When the devastating floods of 1988 struck, the house was completely destroyed. Seeking to rebuild their lives and find new means of livelihood, the young couple relocated to the neighboring district Bagerhat. For three decades, Belayet and his family lived as displaced persons, moving between various areas of Bagerhat.
Climate Change: Poverty-stricken Patuakhali faces persistent crises

Feb 23, 2025 | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

Barishal division was once referred to as the ‘Granary of Bengal’ and Patuakhali was a part of this fertile region. However, climate change has gradually rendered Patuakhali one of the poorest districts in the country. The challenges do not end there. In addition to the long-standing effects of environmental change, new crises continue to emerge, exacerbating the hardships faced by the people of Patuakhali.
The mystery of coloured water in Kalapara

Feb 10, 2025 | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

Two liquid-filled bottles are positioned next to each other. The liquids are different, but the colour is almost the same. One gives off a stench similar to petrol when the caps are taken off and the bottles are placed close to the nose, the other is odourless. In reality, the odorless container contains drinking water. The yellowish, petrol-like water is what the residents of Kalapara in Patuakhali are surviving on.
Cultivating watermelons in polybags in fear of salinity

Jan 31, 2025 | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

Climate change: Patuakhali When Aman rice is nearly ready for harvest, farmers fill small polythene bags with soil and sow one watermelon seed in each bag at various locations around the house—in the veranda, in corners of rooms, or at the edges of fields. As the seedlings grow, farmers prepare the fields for watermelon cultivation after harvesting rice. The field is left to dry in the sun after one round of cultivation. After several phases of cultivation, farmers create raised beds in the field.
Climate change: Deer almost disappear from Nijhum Dwip

Jan 11, 2025 | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

Prothom Alo investigation Nijhum Dwip 2 Wild dogs and jackals would prey on baby deer. Thousands of deer were also killed in high tide, cyclones and tidal surges. There was also a lack of pure drinking water for the deer due to rising salinity. Local people and tourists began hunting deer tooTowards the beginning of the sixties, an initiative had been taken up to create a 'Sundarban' on Nijhum Dwip of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali and that effort continued even after the independence of Bangladesh.
Climate change: Nijhum Dwip falls prey to election politics

Jan 9, 2025 | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

Prothom Alo investigation Nijhum Dwip-1 Nijhum Dwip had given people a sense of hope of protection from the frequent cyclones and tidal surges. But today as far as the eye can see, there is just destructionStanding vigil to protect the country from the onslaught of storms and devastation along the coast, on the southwest of Bangladesh lies the Sundarbans and on the southeast is a wall of forests and hills.
Illegal debt networks spread from Dhaka to the sea

Oct 16, 2024 | en.prothomalo.com | Maidul Islam

Climate change: Prothom Alo investigation-3 Though the practice of dadon (traditional lending with high interest) in Bangladesh goes back to the British era, it is socially contemptible and illegal under the laws of the land. The practice of dadon began during the British rule to control the indigo farmers. The East India Company introduced this practice as a trade of interest. The company abolished and reintroduced these practices several times.