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HEADLINE

● Fire breaks out in six-storey building in Dhaka ● Dream shattered as BD crash out of SAFF Championship ● PM to attend SAFF final if BD qualify: Aminul ● 17 killed in Turkey steel plant blast, workers demand justice ● Make Polluters Pay: Close the climate finance gap now ● PM pushes for faster, more effective drive to clean up Dhaka ● BGB to strengthen security along the Kalmakanda border

Shahnaj Begum

VOICE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETIES IN SOUTH ASIA

Shahnaj Begum

At COP31 in Antalya of Türkiye, South Asian civil society organizations have formed a united front, demanding climate justice from the Global North.Their core demand is clear: replace loans with grants to avoid worsening the debt burden on vulnerable countries.

Bangladesh needs over $230bn for 113 climate adaptation projects

Shahnaj Begum, Antalya, Turkey

Bangladesh needs more than $230 billion to implement 113 major interventions across the country to protect climate-vulnerable people, pursue climate justice and secure financial and technological support for implementing its National Adaptation Plan (NAP).Bangladesh has identified 113 major projects to

Jute showcased as biodegradable alternative to plastic

Shahnaj Begum from Antaliya, Turkiye

As the world grapples with the escalating crisis of plastic pollution and climate change, Bangladesh has brought its most potent, natural weapon to the global stage: jute. At the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, the nation

COP31: B'desh calls for equitable water rights, river protection

Shahnaj Begum, Türkiye Correspondent

A Bangladesh-led policy platform has called for cross-border cooperation, community participation and equitable climate financing to protect shared rivers and ensure water security, highlighting the need for natural rights-based water governance.The call was made at a high-level dialogue titled “Living

How much has been achieved?

Shahnaj Begum and Jahid Biplob from Antalya, Türkiye

The historic Paris Climate Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), held in Paris, France to address the severe risks posed by climate change.Countries around the world agreed to the pact with

Bangladesh to seek more grants, less loan

Shahnaj Begum and Jahid Biplob from Antalya, Türkiye

Bangladesh is set to press for climate justice, increased grant-based financing and stronger international commitments to protect climate-vulnerable communities at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), which begins today, (Monday) in Antalya, Türkiye.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend

Tk 1,500cr allocated for 4,000MW rooftop solar push

Shahnaj Begum

The government has allocated Tk 1,500 crore from its existing green financing fund to support rooftop solar power installations, as it seeks to add 3,000�4,000 megawatts of capacity before next summer.The initiative follows approval of the draft Special Solar Power

Cost surge clouds Tk870cr Kaptai hydropower revamp

Shahnaj Begum

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has proposed spending nearly Tk870 crore to rehabilitate two ageing units of the country's only hydropower station in Kaptai, aiming to restore up to 30 megawatts (MW) of lost generation capacity and extend their

The Sun That Stopped Shining

Shahnaj Begum

Today, 47 percent of those household installations sit dead, their glass surfaces collecting dust instead of sunlight. The survey by the Centre for Policy Dialogue and Samakal reveals a sobering truth: poorly maintained equipment, untrained users, and vanished funds have

Every solar panel makes a difference

Shahnaj Begum

Australian trade delegation, comprising small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-market companies, visited Bangladesh last week to explore and develop opportunities that could benefit the wider clean energy industry in Bangladesh.John Grimes, Chief Executive of the Renewable Energy Council Asia Pacific