Rafiqul Islam Montu

Award-winning investigative journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Covers climate, environment, science, coasts, disasters, humanitarian and indigenous issues

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Salinity increased after Cyclone Amphan, and farmland is no longer producing crops. This photo was taken in the Pratapnagar area of Asashuni Upazila in Satkhira District, Bangladesh. Photo: Rafiqul Islam Montu

Natural Disasters

Bangladesh scarred by Super Cyclone Amphan even after four years, with displaced people still refugees & land uncultivable

Rafiqul Islam Montu

20 May 2024

5 min read

A fire broke out in East Sundarbans on May 5, 2024 a short distance from Amorbunia village in Morelganj upazila (sub-district) of Bagerhat district, Bangladesh. Photo: Rafiqul Islam Montu

Why are Bangladesh’s Sundarbans catching fire? Reduced water inflow, increasing dry areas may be the cause

Rafiqul Islam Montu

16 May 2024

4 min read

Farmer Abdul Barek must reckon with the losses as his fields' crops have been ruined by the intense heatwave. Photo taken in Fatehpur village, Kalapara upazila, Patuakhali district, Bangladesh. Photo: Rafiqul Islam Montu

Unusual heat scorches Bangladesh as April’s consecutive heatwave breaks 76-year record

Rafiqul Islam Montu

08 May 2024

4 min read

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