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07
Jul

BD: Flood destroys 30,000 electricity poles

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    Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 11 months
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Storms and floods have caused massive damage to power distribution systems. 30,000 electric poles were destroyed due to storms and floods in Bangladesh. All electricity substations have gone underwater due to floods in the Sylhet region. This information has been given by the Ministry of Electricity, Energy, and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh. Recently there has […]

03
Jul

BD will submit NDC in 2025 before COP 30

  • Fatema Waz / 11 months
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The country wants to ensure 40 percent renewable energy use by 2041. Bangladesh will submit its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC next year. A bilateral meeting was held between Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury and Minister of State for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid at the Secretariat […]

02
Jul

Sylhet Drowned in Floods Again

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    REN DESK / 11 months
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Flood in Sylhet. Photo Credit: Kaler Kantho The flood situation in Sylhet (a district in the northeastern region of Bangladesh) has worsened. The flood situation has worsened due to continuous rains and continued uphill landslides from neighboring India. In addition to the low-lying areas, water also entered the city. According to the Sylhet District Meteorological […]

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