Video | A war thousands of miles away is drying out Bangladesh's fields

Date: 4 May 2026

Farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to sustain their fields as the ongoing war tightens the fuel supply. With fuel increasingly out of reach, uncertainty is shaping daily farming. Irrigation is disrupted, crops are under stress, and holding onto a livelihood is becoming harder by the day. This is how a distant conflict is quietly reshaping lives and livelihoods across Bangladesh.

Photo of a farmer sitting in a field in Bangladesh