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Bangladesh lends land to islanders as water devours homes
As coastal property crumbles into encroaching seas, villagers receive plots with fish ponds on a free lease to help them stay afloat
Community people to become Sundarbans dolphin saviours
According to an unofficial survey, at least 130 dolphins were killed in the riverine, coastal and marine waters of Bangladesh from January 2007 to April 2016
How climate change is impacting plain land ethnic minorities
Changing agricultural practices due to climate change is wrecking havoc on the traditional way of life of plain-land ethnic communities
Introduction of 'solar boat' on the cards
Traditional diesel-powered boats are fuel-inefficient and depend on imported fuel resulting in high operation and maintenance cost
Youth on final mission of producing fuel from plastic
Environmental researchers estimate that 9 million plastic items are being dumped daily across the country with only about 10 percent being dumped into rubbish bins
SWAPNO project translates Rashida’s dream into reality
SWAPNO is a social security project of the government that is helping as many as 8,928 poor women in the rural areas of Satkhira and Kurigram districts
Solid waste management project in Cox’s Bazar
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sweden has penned an agreement to launch a USD 4.8 million project to introduce a sustainable system of solid waste management in Cox’s Bazar
Bangladesh to publish National Human Development Report
The Economic Relations Division, with the support of UNDP, is planning to bring out the second installment of the report after a 26-year hiatus
Leveraging solar energy : photovoltaic boats to do away adverse effects of using fossil fuel
What if sustainable renewable energy sources were tapped to benefit the people and the nature? What if people could travel on motorised solar boats without having to face the noise pollution and fumes…
1,811 marginalised people come under banking network
UNDP is working to increase financial inclusion in rural areas to give the population a scope to alleviate themselves from poverty
