Bangladesh River Journey:
Charting the course of climate change
The story of the BBC's voyage through Bangladesh in 2007, looking at how a heating planet changes people's lives.

Bangladesh Boat, BBC World Service
- Final post from the boat:
  - “The month long BBC Bangladesh boat trip has come to an end, and what a momentous four weeks it's been!”
    - Last updated by
      Ben Sutherland and Alastair Lawson
      on 28th November 2007
    - Dhaka, Bangladesh
  - Read more posts from our reporters This link takes you to our Twitter channel
- Photos
  - The final picture
    As the BBC team prepare to disembark the boat, the sun sets overhead, and indeed on the trip itself.
    - 2 days ago
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - Captain Sales and the staff
    As M.V.Aboshar makes it's way back to Dhaka, James Sales makesw a special thankyou to all the boat crew who had worked so hard after the last few weeks.
    - 2 days ago
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - Eager audience
    Most people at the final BBC boat trip sanglap in Mongla agreed that co-ordination between government ministries and local and international NGOs after cyclones could be improved.
    - 3 days ago
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - Sanglap stage-set
    The grounds of the hotel in Mongla where the debate was staged formed a dramatic backdrop for the debate.
    - 3 days ago
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - Sidr survivor
    Rehana lost a daughter in the storm but managed to save her toddler (photograhed) despite being blown into a pond. She received first aid while queuing to take part in the BBC sanglap debate in Mongla on Saturday.
    - 3 days ago
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - Beware the tigers
    Also back to normal working hours are the fishermen of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest in the south-west of the country. At night time they are especially at risk from tigers.
    - 4 days ago
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - See more photos This link takes you to our Flickr stream
- Diaries from the boat
  - Diary: Journey's end
    The diary of the BBC's month-long journey along Bangladesh's rivers, examining climate change and other key issues.
    - yesterday
    - Dhaka, Bangladesh
  - Diary: Cyclone devastation
    The diary of the BBC's month-long journey along Bangladesh's rivers, examining climate change and other key issues.
    - last week
    - Rayenda, Bangladesh
  - Cyclone hits poor hardest
    The BBC's Alastair Lawson talks to people in south-western Bangladesh about the recent cyclone and its aftermath.
    - last week
    - Mongla, Bangladesh
  - Diary: Cyclone coming
    The diary of the BBC's month-long journey along Bangladesh's rivers, examining climate change and other key issues.
    - last week
    - Bhuapur, Bangladesh
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Relive the journey of BBC reporters Ben Sutherland and Alastair Lawson on board the MV Aboshar ship around Bangladesh. Click on the markers to read their diary entries and see their photos.
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