Historic rainfall in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan
Two monsoon lows are teaming up to bring record rainfall and deadly flooding to parts of southern Asia.
The first monsoon low is spinning over northwestern India while also impacting southeast Pakistan. This strong monsoonal low has already produced record rainfall across the region and additional heavy rain and flooding is expected through at least Thursday.
Rainfall from this low has totaled more than 432 mm (17 inches) since Monday in Bhuj, India. This is more than the normal yearly normal of 373.7 mm (14.72 inches). Rainfall across
Coastal villagers pay price for climate change
Since 2010, Seeta Rani Mohaldar and her husband have lived like refugees.
Her home now is a small, one-room structure with no electricity or running water. Seeta treks kilometers into the forest to fish and collect firewood: she is her family’s sole breadwinner.
“If I have a good catch, I can earn up to 250-300 Taka (US$3-4). We can manage meals for two days with that money,” Seeta said in a recent interview.
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e-commerce impact on people’s lives
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Year 2000 – Mr. Kamrul wants to buy a new phone, his budget is 10,000/- BDT, for some background research before buying the phone, he starts asking his friends and family, he also window shops in malls, and reads updates in newspapers and whatever he could gather from any other sources. Still he was not satisfied and not sure what phone should he buy.
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Year 2015 – Mr. Kamrul wants to buy a new phone, his budget is 1...
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Year 2015 – Mr. Kamrul wants to buy a new phone, his budget is 1...
India eyes developing a port in Bangladesh
After committing to develop Chabahar port in Iran, India Government has set its eyes on developing the Payra port in Bangladesh. Building foreign ports is part of a new manoeuvre, for thwarting China’s growing influence in the region.
The Payra port is located in Patuakhali district of Southern Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal. 
Over $ 3 billion investment would be required for the port project. HR Wallingford, a UK based marine consultancy company, has been mandated to prepare a master plan for the port development.
A senior Shipping ministry...
Over $ 3 billion investment would be required for the port project. HR Wallingford, a UK based marine consultancy company, has been mandated to prepare a master plan for the port development.
A senior Shipping ministry...
Incredible $ 15.31b remittance in 2015 fiscal
A total of 9.4 million Bangladeshi migrants are toiling in various parts of the globe and sending their hard-earned money back home.
The fruits of their hard-work are paying off as an incredible $15.31 billion in remittance was received in fiscal 2015 - the highest in the country’s history.
Although total migration has declined by 30% in 2014 compared to 2012, the number of Bangladeshi female migrants has been on the rise despite global economic slump.
One country which stands out in terms of employment of...
Although total migration has declined by 30% in 2014 compared to 2012, the number of Bangladeshi female migrants has been on the rise despite global economic slump.
One country which stands out in terms of employment of...
The World Bank has accountability problem
In April members of impoverished fishing and farming communities near the Tata Mundra coal-fired power plant in Gujarat, India, filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., against the World Bank Group’s private lending arm, the International Financial Corp. (IFC), which funded the project, seeking remedies for harms to their environment, livelihood and health. The IFC is asking the district court to dismiss the suit, claiming absolute immunity for harms caused by the project, which would leave the plaintiffs without an effective avenue of redress.
“The IFC’s defense boils down to this: ‘We are above the law,’” Rick Herz, the litigation coordinator for the human rights and environmental advocacy group EarthRights ![]()
