The countries of South Asia need to stand together in their efforts to push for more finance from the developed world to help them adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change, a prominent regional expert says.
Saleemul Huq, from Bangladesh, a lead negotiator for the group of Least Developed Countries told a fringe meeting at the UN climate change conference in Lima, Peru, that South Asia countries face a range of climate-related events.
“Countries in the region must co-ordinate climate action to cope with adverse climate impacts, such as flash floods, forest fires, cyclones, migration and sea-level rise.” said Huq, senior fellow in the Climate Change Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development.
Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Tawifq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB, met Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Prahdhan, on Wednesday.
Both sides discussed the need to greatly enhance cooperation in the Oil and Gas Sector to the mutual benefits of people of the two countries.
Shri Pradhan requested cooperation from Govt. of Bangladesh for materialization of Indo-Bangla product pipeline from Siliguri to Parvatipur, which is...
The Bangladesh navy has sent four ships to deal with an oil spill from a crashed tanker that is threatening a rare dolphin sanctuary. The tanker, believed to be carrying 350,000 litres (75,000 gallons) of oil, and another vessel collided early on Tuesday in the Sundarbans region.
Forestry officials said the spill happened in a sanctuary for dolphins including the rare Irrawaddy species.
The government has lodged a legal case against the owners of the two vessels.
Officials told the BBC the oil had spre...
Pakistan's former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf has said he believes in a tit-for-tat policy on all fronts and claimed that Kargil conflict was in response to India's role in the creation of Bangladesh.
The 71-year-old former president, who masterminded the Kargil conflict in 1999 and ruled over Pakistan for nine years, said that India had played role in creating Bangladesh and trying to seize Siachin.
"They also undertook such operations so Kargil also happened," he told Samaa TV channel.
"I believed in a tit-for...
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are stepping forward to close Free Trade Agreement (FTA) deal between the two countries, mentioned Industry and Commerce Minister of Sri Lanka when ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman called on him at his office in Colombo recently.
ICCB President Mahbubur Rahman assured the Minister all possible cooperation of the private sector. "I will brief our Commerce Minister and request him to expedite the FTA process for expanding trade between the two countries ," said Mahbubur Rahman.
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