Bangladesh – nicknamed “land of the rivers” – has been described as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, and Bhola, in its south, has been labelled climate change’s “ground zero”. Photograph: Sally HaydenFishermen work on boats in Bhola, southern Bangladesh. Photograph: Sally HaydenThe son of journalist Mohammed Nasiur Rahaman Shipu (55) moved to Dhaka more recently. Photograph: Sally HaydenGoing deeperAt Bhola’s largest fish market, shortly after dawn, the crews on recently returned boats were organising their catches. Photograph: Sally Hayden‘We live here, we’ll die here’Disasters have affected Bhola for as long as residents can remember.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 21:32 UTC