Position Paper

This position paper titled “Cross-Border Plastic Pollution and its Impact on the Bay of Bengal” was released by the Change Initiative Research Team on World Environment Day , 5 June 2025 . It highlights the alarming influx of plastic waste into Bangladesh’s coastal ecosystems, primarily through transboundary rivers like the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna. The report examines the environmental, health, and economic consequences of marine plastic pollution, particularly in t

Bangladesh faces grave risks from a potential nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan, despite not possessing nuclear weapons. Radioactive fallout could contaminate rivers, farmland, and ecosystems, triggering long-term health crises and ecological decline. As nuclear spending grows at the cost of social investment, Bangladesh remains geopolitically sidelined. The piece urges non-nuclear nations to develop alternative strategic tools—such as diplomatic leverage and techno