Rafiqul Montu

২০২৫: কেমন ছিল উপকূল? ধাক্কাগুলো ক্রমশ বড় হচ্ছে। ক্ষয়ে যাচ্ছে তীরের মাটি, ডুবছে বাড়িঘর, মানুষ ছুটছে এক স্থান থেকে অন্য স্থানে। সদ্য ফেলে আসা বছরে ঘূর্ণিঝড় আঘাত না হানলেও বেশ কয়েকটি নিম্নচাপ এবং গভীর নিম্নচাপের প্রভাব উপকূল...

Year in Review 2025: Coast of Bangladesh

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Happy New Year 2026

Happy New Year 2026

Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity For two years, the Munda community in Bangladesh's Sundarbans had been fighting to save the Karam tree to celebrate their main festival.

Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity

by me in @ipsnews.net

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Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity For two years, the Munda community in Bangladesh's Sundarbans had been fighting to save the Karam tree to celebrate their main festival.

Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity

by me in @ipsnews.net

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Officials accused of 'failing' to tell Lords about three large-scale illegal waste sites Sky News has been investigating the scourge of waste crime all year, exposing how criminal gangs involved in drugs, weapons and people trafficking can make "millions" from illegally dumping waste.

The Committee expressed particular consternation that the EA had not told them about 3 landfill sites reported on by Sky News.
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Opinion | Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan

even if look past the errors of fact and poor reasoning throughout this piece, you are still left with a massive normative claim that isgur doesn’t even bother to support, which is that the purpose of the executive branch is to execute the president’s will and priorities.

Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.

BAM!
"The Earth, of course, is indifferent to what’s politically possible. The planet has seen entire living worlds wiped away by warming many times before, and there’s no reason to think it’s sentimental about organized industrial society."
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Tides affect the lives of all people. Some people's lives are disrupted by the impact of tides. They are displaced and have to change homes frequently. Rising sea levels are putting people on the margins at risk. We want to go deeper into the story of tides. Let's move forward.

On October 2, 2025, the University of Arizona organized a webinar on climate change and human rights for its students. I was fortunate to be a speaker at this webinar. I gave a presentation on climate change and human rights in the context of the coast of #Bangladesh.

Coastal women in Bangladesh are on the front lines of the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels are making their livelihoods even harder.

Panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Journalism: Creative Approaches’, part of the 10th Annual Conference of Communication and Journalism Educators Network (CJEN), Bangladesh, organized by DW Akademie and SACMID. I participated as a panelist

Panel discussion on ‘New Trends in Journalism: Creative Approaches’, part of the 10th Annual Conference of Communication and Journalism Educators Network (CJEN), Bangladesh, organized by DW Akademie and SACMID. I participated as a panelist

Coastal women in Bangladesh are on the front lines of the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels are making their livelihoods even harder.

On October 2, 2025, the University of Arizona organized a webinar on climate change and human rights for its students. I was fortunate to be a speaker at this webinar. I gave a presentation on climate change and human rights in the context of the coast of #Bangladesh.

Tides affect the lives of all people. Some people's lives are disrupted by the impact of tides. They are displaced and have to change homes frequently. Rising sea levels are putting people on the margins at risk. We want to go deeper into the story of tides. Let's move forward.

The stories are about to begin................

Silent Killer: Saltwater Threatens Women’s Health in Coastal Bangladesh Climate change-driven saltwater intrusion into rivers and aquifers brings multiple health risks to the women of southwestern Bangladesh.

Silent Killer: Saltwater Threatens Women’s Health in Coastal Bangladesh

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Silent Killer: Saltwater Threatens Women’s Health in Coastal Bangladesh Climate change-driven saltwater intrusion into rivers and aquifers brings multiple health risks to the women of southwestern Bangladesh.

Silent Killer: Saltwater Threatens Women’s Health in Coastal Bangladesh

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The city of millions that is being flooded every day | D+C - Development + Cooperation Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world. Many people have moved to this city fleeing climate disasters in other places across the country. With large par...

The city of millions that is being flooded every day

Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world. Many people have moved to this city fleeing climate disasters in other places across the country.

by me in @dandc

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The city of millions that is being flooded every day | D+C - Development + Cooperation Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world. Many people have moved to this city fleeing climate disasters in other places across the country. With large par...

The city of millions that is being flooded every day

Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world. Many people have moved to this city fleeing climate disasters in other places across the country.

by me in @dandc

www.dandc.eu/en/article/c...

Deepening Climate Crisis Fuels Child Marriage in Bangladesh With extreme weather events on the rise across Bangladesh, more families are resorting to child marriage to make ends meet.

Deepening Climate Crisis Fuels Child Marriage in Bangladesh

With extreme weather events on the rise, more families are resorting to child marriage.

Story by me in @inkstickmedia.com
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Postcard from Gaza: Resilience in the Face of Israel's War In the face of Israel's ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, many Palestinians have refused to give in to pessimism.

"Across Gaza, life has become both a struggle to survive and a fight to live with dignity in a reality where even basic human rights are scarce. The Israeli war has taken everything people once cherished — homes, livelihoods, and dreams."

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Our small, independent team is digging into the defense industry’s influence on local politics — secretive deals, corporate subsidies, misinformation, and surveillance.

But we can’t finish this work — or keep it free for everyone — without your support.

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Motherhood in Gaza Is a Daily Act of Survival Tens of thousands of pregnant and nursing women in Gaza have gone days at a time without adequate nutrition.

"This is not random violence. This is a systematic war against Palestinian mothers of all ages — young mothers, elderly mothers, widows, and those still holding their children close — waged with no regard for women’s rights, no respect for motherhood."

Mines, Memory, and Migration on Bosnia's Perilous Border Refugees and migrants have to navigate terrain laden with leftover landmines and unexploded ordnance on Bosnia's border with Croatia.

Long read: For refugees and migrants trying to reach the European Union from Bosnia, leftover landmines and border violence haunt the journey.

Words: @connellyandrew.bsky.social & @ahnidzara.bsky.social

Photos: Maryam Ashrafi

You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave: Refugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in Greece Refugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in Greece

My new book is out. It's based on nearly a decade of reporting on neo-Nazis and border violence in Greece. For years, editors would tell me readers had "refugee fatigue." I always hated that. I think these stories still matter. Order it from my favorite indie shop, @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social

On Borders, Refuge, and Maps of Various Tomorrows This excerpt first appeared in poet and essayist Adrianne Kalfopoulou's 'The re in refuge,' an essay collection published by Red Hen Press.

In an excerpt from her recent book, essayist and poet Adrianne Kalfopoulou reflects on borders, displacement, and the 're' in 'refuge.'

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As Boats Sail from Libya, Greece Swings Right on Migration Greek authorities have turned hard to the right on migration, but boats continue to set sail from Libya with the hope of reaching Europe.

Refugees and migrants are increasingly taking a new, lengthier, and more dangerous sea route from Libya to Greece.

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Deepening Climate Crisis Fuels Child Marriage in Bangladesh With extreme weather events on the rise across Bangladesh, more families are resorting to child marriage to make ends meet.

Deepening Climate Crisis Fuels Child Marriage in Bangladesh

With extreme weather events on the rise, more families are resorting to child marriage.

Story by me in @inkstickmedia.com
@patrickobrienstrickland.com

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