Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- As floodwaters repeatedly inundate homes in the haor basin and drought tightens its grip on the high Barind survival for millions in rural Bangladesh has become an annual test of endurance.

Climate change has turned once-predictable seasons into cycles of uncertainty-washing away crops in one region while parching fields in another.

Against this backdrop, the government has approved a Tk 1,268.80 crore Climate Resilient and Livelihood Enhancement Project (CRALEP), aiming to reduce poverty and strengthen climate resilience among vulnerable communities living in flood-prone haor and drought-prone high Barind areas.

The project, to be implemented from January 2026 to December 2030, will be executed by the Local Government...