For the longest time, St. Martin Island has been facing various tourism-related hurdles, including overcrowding, rampant litter accumulation, and the deterioration of coral reefs, leading to ongoing ...

The Bangladesh government recently converted off-grid Nijhum Dwip Island in the Bay of Bengal into an on-grid locality powered by fossil fuel-fired plants, posing a threat to the country’s ...

Japanese philanthropic group Nippon Foundation's Chairman Sasakawa Yohei, carries a lamb during a visit to Bhasan Char island in the Bay of Bengal, where thousands of Rohingya refugees are living in ...

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh could start relocating Rohingya Muslim refugees to a flood-prone island off its coast in the middle of next year, a government official said on Thursday, as it pushes ...

THENGAR CHAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - The island is two hours by boat from the nearest settlement. There are no buildings, mobile phone reception or people. During the monsoon it often floods and, when ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Japan’s Nippon Foundation will spend $2 million to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bangladesh and provide them with skills training, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Japan’s Nippon ...