salinity intrusion
Salinity’s silent intrusion
Growing threat to coastal areas can no longer be ignored.
28 July 2026
Salinity creeps deeper inland
Govt data shows 1 lakh hectares, roughly the size of Munshiganj, turned saline in 15 years
28 July 2026
Thirst in the land of water
It is a coastline defined by water, an endless horizon where the sea meets the sky and waves roll as far as the eye can see.
16 May 2026
Our coasts demand more than recycled political pledges
As Bangladesh approaches another parliamentary election, political rhetoric is intensifying, development pledges are being recycled, and candidates are once again courting voters with familiar promises.
9 February 2026
Salinity’s vicious toll on women’s health
A crisis that can no longer be ignored.
30 November 2025
COP29 must see a scale-up of Loss and Damage Fund
The loss and damage cycle requires holistic, integrated, and continuous climate financing urgently from local, national, and international government and non-government actors.
7 November 2024
Water crisis affecting coastal women disproportionately
Govt must address the crisis of drinkable water in southwest
30 June 2024
The Sundarbans' plight
We must strive to ensure equitable access to clean water and bridge the gender gap in water security
22 March 2024
Ensure safe water in Khulna coast
Projects on usable water should be expanded for greater impact
23 March 2023
Coastal areas of Khulna: Struggle for safe drinking water getting tougher
Waking up before dawn, Dipali Mondal takes a three-km walk every day to collect drinking water from a pond for her five-member family in Channirchak village of Khulna’s Dakop upazila.
22 March 2023