Human Rights
Beyond Borders: The Rohingya Crisis and the Struggle for Universal Health Coverage
By S. M. Sadat
The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh exposes the glaring gaps in the global commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Nearly a million Rohingya refugees, forced to...
Daily GT
Dhaka’s Air Quality Plunges to Hazardous Levels: Equivalent to Smoking 22 Cigarettes a Day
By S. M. Sadat
Dhaka, December 10, 2024 – The air quality in Bangladesh’s capital has deteriorated to alarming levels, with the Air Quality...
Opinion & Analysis
Can We Truly Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Without a One Health Approach?
Author: Sharif Mohammad Sadat
Synopsis:Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses a dire global health threat, with drug-resistant infections claiming over 700,000 lives annually, potentially rising to...
Fossil Fuels
Bangladesh’s LNG Gamble: A $50 Billion Risk to People, Planet, and Prosperity
-Mamun Kabir
As Bangladesh grapples with the existential threat of climate change, its government faces a high-stakes decision regarding its future energy strategy. The current...
Conferences
COP29: Urgent Call to Integrate Health in Climate Action
Baku, Azerbaijan, November 12, 2024 – As the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) convenes in Baku, health experts and organizations worldwide are...
Agreement
COP29: Bangladesh Faces Climate Migration & Health Crisis
GT Climate Desk | News from Baku, Azerbaijan
As COP29 unfolds, the world’s attention once again turns to urgent discussions on climate change. With leaders,...
Daily GT
Real Change for Bangladesh: Insights from Professor Parvez
Bangladesh has experienced a seismic change. Call it regime change, revolution, or a people’s movement led by students, citizens, and soldiers—the reality remains: AL...
News
Is banning polythene only in supermarkets enough, or is it necessary everywhere?
On September 9, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change announced through a notice that, starting from October 1, polythene and polypropylene bags...
News
Renowned environmental activist Sharif Jamil elected as an executive member of the Waterkeeper Alliance
Sharif Jamil, the coordinator of Waterkeepers Bangladesh, has been elected as an executive member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, an international organisation established in the...
News
Alarming shortcomings in the management of global fisheries
London, UK Greenpeace International released research today that exposes startling oversight shortcomings in the previous seven decades of global fisheries management. According to the...
News
What is the relationship between deserts and the plastics crisis?
Today is World Environment Day, an occasion observed by the United Nations to raise public awareness and encourage environmental protection. Under the motto "Our...