Twenty-nine international internet gateway (IIG) operators in Bangladesh owe the BTRC Tk 205 crore, with top five defaulters accounting for 77% of the outstanding sum. BTCL has the highest dues at Tk 51.58 crore, followed by Earth Telecom (Tk 32.02 crore) and Aamra Technologies (Tk 25.48 crore). Despite a Tk 220 crore payment deadline by January 18, only Tk 15 crore has been cleared. Several operators, including BdHub and Mango Teleservices, have requested installment plans. Peerex Networks obtained a three-month court stay, while Fiber@Home disputes Tk 5.90 crore in VAT charges. The BTRC is planning meetings with IIGs and issuing a final 10-day deadline for payments. The dispute over undisclosed bandwidth dues, totaling Tk 90.52 crore, remains unresolved, as IIGs claim BTRC calculations do not reflect actual bandwidth usage. The regulator aims to ensure compliance and settle dues amid industry pushback on revenue-sharing policies.

Bangladesh suffers an annual economic loss of nearly $300 crore due to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts, storms, and heatwaves, impacting over 6.3 million people, according to the Climate Risk Index 2025 by Germanwatch. In 2022 alone, the country lost over $299 crore to natural disasters. However, effective risk prevention has drastically reduced cyclone-related deaths from 500,000 in 1970 to 4,234 in 2007. A 2022 heatwave, reaching 49.5°C in Pakistan and extending to India and Bangladesh, caused over 90 deaths. From 1993 to 2022, 9,400 extreme weather events globally led to 800,000 deaths and $4.2 trillion in damages. Global South nations, including Bangladesh, remain highly vulnerable. The report emphasizes that climate change is a growing global security threat, urging multilateral action to mitigate risks. Without intervention, extreme weather events will continue intensifying, further destabilizing societies and exacerbating global conflicts.

Bangladesh suffers an annual economic loss of nearly $300 crore due to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts, storms, and heatwaves, impacting over 6.3 million people, according to the Climate Risk Index 2025 by Germanwatch. In 2022 alone, the country lost over $299 crore to natural disasters. However, effective risk prevention has drastically reduced cyclone-related deaths from 500,000 in 1970 to 4,234 in 2007. A 2022 heatwave, reaching 49.5°C in Pakistan and extending to India and Bangladesh, caused over 90 deaths. From 1993 to 2022, 9,400 extreme weather events globally led to 800,000 deaths and $4.2 trillion in damages. Global South nations, including Bangladesh, remain highly vulnerable. The report emphasizes that climate change is a growing global security threat, urging multilateral action to mitigate risks. Without intervention, extreme weather events will continue intensifying, further destabilizing societies and exacerbating global conflicts.