--- title: Bangladesh type: taxonomy_archive taxonomy: post_tag slug: bangladesh term_id: 355 permalink: "https://350.org/tag/bangladesh/" post_count: 20 --- # Bangladesh Posts in this archive: 20 - [Dear Saber H Chowdhury: From a young climate activist in Atapara, Bogura](https://350.org/dear-saber-h-chowdhury-from-a-young-climate-activist-in-atapara-bogura/) — My open letter to Saber H Chowdhury is a collective voice from all the youth activists of Bangladesh, who have long looked up to him for his positive actions to address the climate crisis. - [Green New Deal hubs, climate strikes, and more](https://350.org/green-new-deal-hubs-climate-strikes-and-more/) — Here are some exciting news about the climate justice movement in Bangladesh. Read on and get involved! - [Youth Climate Strikes: People over profit](https://350.org/youth-climate-strikes-people-over-profit/) — After four years of the first global climate strike, Bangladesh's youth is joining even more strongly to demand climate justice. - [Bangladesh and India facing the worst flood in 122 years](https://350.org/bangladesh-and-india-facing-the-worst-flood-in-122-years/) — The unpredictable floods in South Asia point to changes in patterns and extreme weather events that are becoming the norm. The monsoon shift has caused extreme precipitation resulting in floods in many cities, which caused the death toll of 105 people while displacing 7.2 million people. - [Stockholm+50: Youth needs action, not a celebration of failure](https://350.org/stockholm50-youth-needs-action-not-a-celebration-of-failure/) — I had the opportunity to join the Stockholm+50 conference and pre-summit programs in Stockholm, and from a young Bangladeshi climate activist’s perspective, there is still much work to be done. - [Heatwaves in South Asia are a wakeup call to immediately limit greenhouse gas emissions everywhere](https://350.org/heatwaves-in-south-asia-are-a-wakeup-call/) — The heat waves raging through South Asia are what a climate crisis looks like. The record-breaking temperatures have led to electricity and water shortages and affected the poorest sections of the society who have done the least to cause this crisis. - [Ramadan: A Time to Reconnect with the Environment and Strengthen the Fight for Climate Justice](https://350.org/ramadan-a-time-to-reconnect-with-the-environment/) — As a young climate activist from Bangladesh, this month is a time to reflect on my relationship with the environment and strengthen my resolve to stand in solidarity with the oppressed through the lens of Islamic belief - [Complaint filed against JICA for concealing information in the US Stock Market](https://350.org/complaint-filed-against-jica-for-concealing-information-in-the-us-stock-market/) — This complaint marks the first time a governmental organization has been targeted by a whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC. - [China’s pledge to end overseas coal funding is a step in the right direction](https://350.org/chinas-pledge-to-end-overseas-coal-funding/) — But a clear timeline must be laid out - [Cyclone Yaas leaves behind a trail of destruction in India and Bangladesh](https://350.org/cyclone-yaas-leaves-behind-a-trail-of-destruction-in-india-and-bangladesh/) — Another week, another cyclone makes landfall in South Asia. This time on the east coast in India’s Odisha state, but inflicting damage in Bangladesh as well. - [The best time to stop the Rampal coal plant is NOW!](https://350.org/the-best-time-to-stop-the-rampal-coal-plant-is-now/) — What better time to cancel the Rampal coal plant than now, when the world and Bangladesh are rethinking their reliance on coal to generate electricity. If built, the legacy of this toxic coal plant would shroud the advances the government has made on renewables. Bangladesh can very well do without Rampal. - [A Green New Deal for Bangladesh Must Exclude Gas](https://350.org/green-new-deal-for-bangladesh-must-exclude-gas/) — If the proposal from the Power Ministry to cancel all but five coal plants is accepted by the Prime Minister’s office, then it will herald a new direction not only in Bangladesh but in the wider region. But switching to LNG based power generation is not the right choice. Greenhouse gas emissions from the full LNG life cycle are just as devastating as coal. - [In Photos: Global Climate Strike in Bangladesh](https://350.org/in-photos-global-climate-strike-in-bangladesh/) — As one-third of the country remains inundated by floodwater, coordinated actions across Bangladesh led by Friday’s for Future Bangladesh demand immediate action from world leaders and just recovery for the people and the planet. - [Never Forget Phulbari Massacre of 2006](https://350.org/phulbari-massacre-of-2006/) — 50,000 people marched in Phulbari, Bangladesh on August 26, 2006, to protest against the plan to start an open-pit coal mine in some of the most fertile land of Bangladesh. Paramilitary forces opened fire killing three protestors and injured over 200 people. Every year, August 26 is observed as the “Phulbari Day”. - [Faces from the Phulbari – and why we strike](https://350.org/faces-from-the-phulbari-and-why-we-strike/) — When we strike, we take forward the stories of school students in Bangladesh, who went to a strike 13 years ago to protest coal mining in their home. - [Our house is on fire but its business as usual at the HSBC AGM](https://350.org/our-house-is-on-fire-but-its-business-as-usual-at-the-hsbc-agm/) — School strikers George and Noga join forces with Bangladeshi anti-coal campaigner Rumana to share why they're taking action together today against HSBC's continued financing of coal. They're outside the banks' annual meeting today in Birmingham, UK. - [In Sundarbans, Climate Change is already taking away houses and farmland](https://350.org/in-sundarbans-climate-change-is-already-taking-away-houses-and-farmland/) — Bangladesh is on the frontlines of climate change. Nowhere else is this more visible than on the banks of the Poshur River in the Mongla district of Bangladesh. - [Anti-Coal Protest in Bangladesh Turns Deadly](https://350.org/anti-coal-protest-in-bangladesh-turns-deadly/) - [A Long March to Save Asia’s Largest Mangrove Forest In Bangladesh](https://350.org/a-long-march-to-save-asias-largest-mangrove-forest-in-bangladesh/) - [Bangladesh: A Fact Finding Tour of Rampal Power Plant](https://350.org/bangladesh-a-fact-finding-tour-of-rampal-power-plant/)