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Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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Carbon tax on cars, banning old vehicles: Bangladesh’s air pollution plan is pointed – but limited
National capital Dhaka is overwhelmed by traffic and private cars but vehicular emissions are not the biggest source of pollution in the country.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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In Bangladesh, tubewell owners are extorting desperate drought-stricken farmers
Millions of farmers are facing an irrigation crisis in Bangladesh’s 16 drought-prone but fertile northwestern districts.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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Bangladesh’s only coal mine is swallowing farmlands and polluting rivers
The Barapukuria coal mine has hollowed out adjacent villages, leading to incidents of land subsidence and cracked homes.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Severe air pollution is choking Dhaka – but much of it could be easily tackled
Air quality in Bangladesh’s capital has been deemed ‘extremely unhealthy’.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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‘We are not used to floods here’: How Bangladesh was caught off guard by this year’s deluge
Bangladesh, lauded for disaster preparedness, has seen dozens of deaths even in areas that are not considered flood-prone.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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By stepping up use of coal, is Bangladesh staring at a grim future?
Solar and wind power is losing out to coal as Bangladesh tries to fuel its growing economy.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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