BEN Newsletter

Bangladesh stands at the epicenter of a climate‑induced human displacement crisis—one that is unfolding with alarming speed across its vulnerable coastal belt. The south‑western and south‑eastern districts—Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Bhola, Noakhali—are being systematically eroded by relentless riverbank collapse, skyrocketing soil salinity, and increasingly ferocious cyclones and storm surges. Each year, tens of thousands are … Read more…

There is no district or upazila in Bangladesh where the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) hasn’t constructed polders or embankments, and no significant river without a sluice gate or flap gate built over it. But how much has Bangladesh truly benefited from this? Nazrul Islam writes about various BWDB projects in a two-part series. This … Read more…

There is hardly any district or upazila in Bangladesh where BWDB has not constructed a polder or embankment, and there is no significant river without a sluice gate or flap gate built over it. But how much has Bangladesh actually benefited from this? Nazrul Islam writes about various BWDB projects in a two-part series. This … Read more…

Bangladesh faces a severe environmental and public health crisis as its water bodies become heavily contaminated with hazardous industrial and agricultural waste. The rapid expansion of the textile industry alongside unplanned urban development has transformed rivers and lakes into dumping grounds. Recent scientific investigations have revealed alarming concentrations of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances commonly known … Read more…

The planet is experiencing an unprecedented climate imbalance driven by record greenhouse gas concentrations. The World Meteorological Organization reported that the period between 2015 and 2025 marked the hottest eleven years in observed history with global temperatures in 2025 reaching 1.43 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial baseline (UN News, 2026). This global warming trend has … Read more…

Southern part of Bangladesh stands at the precipice of a severe environmental crisis with an accelerated rise in sea levels paired with alarming rates of land subsidence. While climate change remains a global phenomenon the localized impacts in Bangladesh are unfolding at a pace far exceeding global averages threatening to dismantle the region’s ecology economy … Read more…