Amanullah Porag

A war thousands of kilometres away suddenly shows up in the prices of groceries, the cost of running a factory, government subsidies or import bills, and the anxious arithmetic of a family budget as the people navigate the long lines outside refuelling stations.

COP29's outcome falls short for Bangladesh, with children facing worsening climate crisis.

The annual climate summit, COP28 just wrapped up. And I as a youth belonging to a country that has been facing the burdens of climate change regularly, don’t feel very glad about the outcomes of this COP.