Bangladesh By The River

The BBC has launched one of its most ambitious outside broadcast to date by chartering a boat which will tour the major rivers of Bangladesh for one month exploring the impact of climate change on the country and its people.

Nodipathey Bangladesh (Bangladesh By The River) launches from Dhaka on Sunday 28 October and will bring the voices of people coping with flooding and the effects of climate change to a global audience of millions. A special radio link-up will also connect Bangladeshis living in the UK with those living in the danger zones.

A team of BBC journalists – on radio, TV and online – will travel up to 200 miles along the Padma, Meghna and Jamuna rivers visiting many parts of Bangladesh. The specially branded BBC boat will meet people in areas which are likely to be affected by a rise in the sea level as a consequence of global warming.