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Rafiqul Islam

Bangladesh plans to fence part of the Sunderbans as human-tiger conflicts surge

Large swaths of the Sundarbans are drying up, allowing people and their cattle to access parts of the mangrove forest they would not have been able to.

Rafiqul Islam
· Jun 04, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Build, collapse, rebuild: Adapting to life on the flood-prone river islands of Bangladesh

After years, new measures are bringing hope to people living on the chars of Brahmaputra.

Rafiqul Islam
· Jun 21, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Fishermen turn dolphin protectors in Bangladesh's Sunderbans

Aided with binoculars and GPS-enabled devices, fishermen will free dolphins trapped in their nets and help researchers study, monitor species.

Rafiqul Islam
· May 31, 2016 · 06:30 am

Open defecation ends in Bangladesh – almost

Ninety-nine per cent of the country's population has access to indoor toilet facilities.

Rafiqul Islam
· Mar 04, 2016 · 08:30 pm