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Oct 4, 2024 | 
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu | Cheena Kapoor |Rafiqul Islam Montu |Sarah Hays Coomer |Scovian Lillian
Manufacturing, agriculture, transport, and other sectors of the global economy consume natural resources on an immense scale. Individuals, however, are left to endure consequences like heat poverty, saltwater intrusion of water sources, pollution, and extreme weather events.
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May 21, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Rafiqul Islam Montu
Four years ago, Cyclone Amphan tore through the coastlines of Bangladesh and India, leaving a trail of devastation. While memories of the storm’s immediate impact may fade, many Bangladeshis are still grappling with the long-term consequences.
In May 2020, Amphan, classified as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, slammed into Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic, with winds exceeding 150 kilometres per hour.
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May 20, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Rafiqul Islam Montu
Four years ago, Cyclone Amphan tore through the coastlines of Bangladesh and India, leaving a trail of devastation. While memories of the storm’s immediate impact may fade, many Bangladeshis are still grappling with the long-term consequences.
In May 2020, Amphan, classified as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, slammed into Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic, with winds exceeding 150 kilometres per hour.
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May 16, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Rafiqul Islam Montu
Environment
The mangroves have caught fire 25 times in last 22 years; Inquiry panel recommendations like digging of canals and ponds necessary to prevent future fires
A fire erupted in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans in the first week of May, which took almost four days to extinguish. A week later, nearby residents began demanding the mangroves be protected through a robust management system.
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May 8, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Rafiqul Islam Montu
Bangladesh’s unprecedented heatwave, which scorched the country for 24 days in April, has left a trail of devastation in its wake and farmers are bearing the brunt of the impact. The heatwave shattered a 76-year record for the most consecutive days of scorching temperatures. The confirmed the grim milestone on April 26, 2024.
With temperatures soaring past 40 degrees Celsius, crucial crops have wilted and yields are expected to plummet.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
qantara.de | Rafiqul Islam Montu |Dominik Müller |Mohammad Luqman
Classes have been cancelled across Bangladesh due to searing heat, but high school student Mohua Akter Nur found the soaring temperatures at home left her in no state for homework. Millions of pupils were told to stay home this week as the South Asian nation swelters through one of its worst heatwaves on record, with temperatures 4-5 degrees Celsius above the long-term average. Few schools in the capital Dhaka have air conditioning, and trying to conduct classes would have been futile.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
dhakatribune.com | Rafiqul Islam Montu
Mahima Begum moved to the port town of Mongla in southwestern Bangladesh after a natural disaster struck her village and destroyed the home her father had built. The 32-year-old is one of the millions of people in the South Asian country who have been forced to relocate due to climate-related disasters. Historically, migrants have made their way to the country's capital, Dhaka.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
dw.com | Rafiqul Islam Montu
01/02/2024January 2, 2024Millions of Bangladeshis are projected to be internally displaced due to environmental disasters in the coming years. The climate-induced migration presents huge challenges to the country's already overcrowded cities. https://p.dw.com/p/4ao6JMahima Begum moved to the port town of Mongla in southwestern Bangladesh after a natural disaster struck her village and destroyed the home her father had built.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
qantara.de | Rafiqul Islam Montu |Dominik Müller |Marian Brehmer
Nurjahan Begum is sitting on a plastic chair in front of her house in a densely populated settlement on the banks of Karnaphuli river in Chittagong. More than half of the chair is submerged in water. Today, hundreds of families in Begum's neighbourhood were once more trapped in floodwater for nearly five hours. These days, the daily life of many people in Bangladesh's second largest city revolves around the tides and the rise and fall of the flooding. The sea is 16 kilometres away.
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Sep 2, 2023 | 
outlookindia.com | Rafiqul Islam Montu
"Where do we go now? 25 years ago I lost my home and came to this city for livelihood. I came to this city empty-handed and started a new life. This city has sustained us for a long time... But now the city is kicking us out!"
These words were spoken by Rokeya Begum, an old resident of Chittagong's Vera Market. This family has been living in this area for about 25 years. Tidal water from Karnaphuli River quickly enters Vera Market Colony. It was noon.
