Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Though we have no control over extreme weather events like cyclones, our focus should be on minimising the damage. The government should prioritise actions like ensuring cyclone shelters and protecting embankments, and community awareness and participation are equally important. Many social NGOs have emerged in Banshkhali led by educated youth. For the past few years, […]
For Shefali Bibi, 55, of Datinakhali village in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, clean drinking water is a daily concern. The pond near her house was her main source of drinking water. After cyclone Aila in 2009, the tidal water became saline. Now she has to fetch water from a pond about 1.5 km away every day. It […]
Although we have been seeing some eelgrass in that place since childhood, in recent years, eelgrass has spread throughout the area, and now it looks like a huge grassland. Although it is a good food source for many animals like cows, buffaloes, local people often keep them away from grazing and cutting because they understand […]
Danger signal numbers have been asked to be hoisted at all river ports in the coastal areas of the country. 7. All fishing boats and trawlers operating in North Bay of Bengal and deep sea have been advised to remain sheltered till further notice. Speaking to Prothom Alo, meteorologist Monowar Hussain said the cyclone is […]
Hasin Jahan is the director of WaterAid Bangladesh. After graduating from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, he earned a master’s degree in water engineering and development from the UK and a postgraduate diploma in disaster management from the University of Dhaka. In an interview with Sheikh Sabiha Alam of Prothom Alo, she talks […]
