‘Climate Change’ Archives
Scarcity of sweet water keeps Sundarban wildlife in peril
Khulna, Bangladesh: There is no natural food crisis for animals living in the Sundarban but there are symptoms of dying up sweet water sources gradually. Besides, the trees are suffering from the disease called 'top dying' which was recorded officially two decades back, according to officials. The UNESCO declared the Sundarban --- 6,017 square [...]
Mindless hunting of guest birds on in Kulaura water bodies
Moulvibazar, Bangladesh: Poaching of guest birds continues indiscriminately in the water bodies and lakes of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar of Bangladesh in a complete defiance to the existing law on protection of migratory birds. A section of callous people by placing ‘poison traps’ continue to hunt these birds which arrive in the water [...]
Betel-leaf cultivation suffers setback in Bangladesh
Jhenidah, Bangladesh: A large number of betel-leaf farmers in six upazilas of Jhenidah district are frustrated. Betel-leaf is the main cash crop of Harinakunda, Shailakupa, Kaliganj, Kotchandpur, Moheshpur and sadar upazilas of the district. Some 30 per cent sweet betel-leaves of the country are supplied from these upazilas. For hundreds of years [...]
Cold, fog play havoc with Boro seedlings in Bangladesh
Rangpur, Bangladesh: The diseases of cold injury and fungus caused by severe cold and dense fog have attacked Boro seedlings on vast seed beds in the 16 northern districts including Rangpur in Bangladesh. The diseases have turned the seedlings yellow on 25,000 seed beds with the farmers apprehending that they would not be able to bring the [...]
Cold paralyses life in Jhenidah
Jhenidah, Bangladesh: Biting cold along with chilly air and dense fog has paralysed the normal lives of the 16 lakh people of the district for the last few days. Although winter set in some days ago, the bite of severe cold has really begun now. With the bone jerking cold along with chilly air and dense fog from early night to midday has [...]
