climate change

climate change

Sadia Islam, assistant professor at Department of Environmental Economics, Dhaka School of Economics. Illustration: TBS

One planet, one chance: Why climate action can no longer wait

It is a present reality shaping economies, societies, and lives across the globe.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Sketch: TBS

PM calls for urgent climate action

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Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino takes shape

Women are forced to fish in saline waters every day, risking their health to provide for their families. Photo: Anonno Afroz

High salinity causes premature strokes, coastal families sink into debt

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mohammad Abdul Muhit delivering the official national statement on behalf of Bangladesh on Tuesday (19 May), outlining the new government’s strategic vision. Photo: TBS

Global health funding strain calls for efficient resource use: State minister

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Climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide, threatening fish: study

A man enjoys a drink, on a hot summer day, in central Cologne, Germany, on 1 July 2025. File Photo: Reuters

Europe named 'fastest-warming continent' in latest climate change report

Instead of fish, nets pull up dense masses of jellyfish off Bangladesh’s deep-sea waters. The photo was taken recently from a fishing vessel in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Rancon Sea Fishing

Climate change-linked warming triggers jellyfish surge in Bay, hurting deep-sea fishing

Women often face difficulties leaving their homes quickly due to caregiving responsibilities, social norms and limited access to safe transport. Photo: TBS

Climate change and the unequal burden on Bangladesh’s women

Snow ploughs clear snow from the tarmac during a winter storm at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, on 23 February 2026. Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Blizzard batters Northeast, thousands of flights cancelled in US

A weather map measuring temperatures shows the impact of heatwaves across South Asia on 21 April. Orange and dark orange indicate a range from 30 to 40 degree Celsius. PHOTO: WINDY.COM

Climate challenge: A decade after Paris Agreement

FILE PHOTO: Roberto Klarich from Canada cools off at a fountain near the Pantheon, after giving up queuing to enter because it is too hot and the queue is too long, during a heatwave across Italy as temperatures are expected to cool off in the Italian capital, in Rome, Italy July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

A firefighter uses a hose as smoke and flames from a wildfire rise in Vilar de Condes, in the province of Ourense in Galicia, Spain, August 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

2025 was the world's third-warmest year on record: EU scientists