The Chalan Beel was once no less than a natural wonder -- a vast expanse of water where fishermen thrived, kingfishers and egrets hunted, and life moved with the rhythms of ebb and tide. That vibrant ...

Across the waterways of Chalan Beel, 39 boats move between villages. Of these, 26 are used as floating schools, 10 function as libraries and computer labs, and seven serve as training centres ...

BHANGURA, Bangladesh (Reuters) -In flood-prone regions of Bangladesh, solar-powered “floating schools” ensure children do not miss class when rising waters cut off roads and villages. One of them is ...

When monsoon waters from surrounding rivers pour into Chalan Beel, the vast wetland once famed as the "House of Fish" comes alive. For generations, fishing in the wet season and field farming in the ...

The Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) has opposed the construction of Rabindra University’s permanent campus in Chalan Beel, warning it would cause severe ecological damage, block natural water flow, ...

Mosammat Rekha's older cousins grew up unable to read and write, their tiny village so frequently cut off from the nearest school by floods that would rise suddenly in their remote corner of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kulsum Khatun, an eight-year-old girl, takes notes while attending a class in a floating school, built on a boat by an NGO named ...

Climate change is already taking its toll across Bangladesh, a densely populated and impoverished country the United Nations has identified as among the most vulnerable to a warming planet. But ...