Bangladesh looks on as its upstream neighbours China and India kept up their efforts to build dams to unilaterally control the water flow in the trans-boundary river Brahmaputra, the lifeline of water supply during the dry season.
THE government of China has formally embarked on constructing what is projected to become the world鈥檚 largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river, known downstream as the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh. This mega-dam will comprise a cascade of five hydropower stations situated in Nyingchi, southeastern Tibet and will be capable of generating...
The bodies of two madrassah students, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra River in Gafargaon upazila in Mymensingh, were recovered Wednesday morning from the river in Pakundia upazila after 22 hours...
The bodies of two brothers, who had gone missing while bathing, were recovered from the Brahmaputra river at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram district Monday morning...
SOUTH Asia鈥檚 hydro-politics is marked by a complex web of transboundary rivers, riparian positions, and power dynamics, often leading to disputes over water sharing. The situation is particularly strained between India and China concerning the Brahmaputra River and between Bangladesh and India, which share 54 transboundary rivers...
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said that Bangladesh and China were set to renew the memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries on the sharing of hydrological data on the River Brahmaputra during the flood season and the renewal of the MoU would pave the way for reopening talks on the Teesta project...
INDIA is investing $1 billion to accelerate the construction of 12 hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, aiming to harness the state鈥檚 estimated hydropower potential of more than 57,000MW. The strategy includes developing at least 135 hydroelectric projects along the River Brahmaputra. However, building dams upstream may worsen water shortage...
WATER disputes between nations frequently emerge from managing shared hydrological resources, mainly when an upstream riparian state exerts control over the source and implements large-scale infrastructural initiatives that may disrupt downstream flow dynamics. India鈥檚 extensive hydropower projects on the River Brahmaputra and...
BANGLADESH has a dynamic deltaic system that is historically famous for its rich and thriving civilisation. The Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna basins are one of the largest deltaic systems in the world, and about 25 per cent of global silts reach the banks of Bangladesh. Bengal was known as the Abde Jannat (the nation of paradise) for its abundance...
Ferry services remained suspended on the Roumari-Chilmari route due to the navigability crisis of the River Brahmaputra in Kurigram...
The bodies of three children, who went missing while taking bath in the Brahmaputra river on Wednesday in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram, were retrieved from the river on Thursday...
The flood situation in the north and north-east further worsened on Thursday with forecasts of fresh areas particularly along the Brahmaputra basin getting inundated over the...