Rajshahi city waste chokes Barnoi River
The Barnoi River, once a lifeline for the Barind region, has turned into a channel of poison carrying Rajshahi City Corporation鈥檚 untreated sewage, industrial runoff and hospital wastes.
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Hairline cracks develop on Jamuna Rail Bridge in 7 months
After just seven months of the inauguration, hairline cracks have become visible on several point pillars of the Jamuna Rail Bridge constructed over the River Jamuna at a cost of nearly Tk 17,000 crore...
Torch rallies in 5 districts demand Teesta plan
Northern Bangladesh witnessed a wave of torch rallies Thursday evening as thousands gathered in five districts of Rangpur division, demanding immediate implementation of the long-awaited Teesta River Master Plan.
Infrastructure vanished in Kurigram river erosion
The Rivers Dudhkumar and Tista devoured at least 55 houses and other infrastructure in Kurigram sadar and Rajarhat upazilas in the last three days till Wednesday...
One killed, two go missing as boat capsizes in Padma
One person was killed and two others went missing as a boat capsized in the River Padma in Premtoli area under Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Saturday morning...
DANGEROUS CROSSING:聽Kurigram villagers plead for permanent bridge
For more than three years, over 10,000 residents of eight villages under Phulbari in Kurigram have been risking their lives every day to cross the Nilkamal River via a narrow bamboo bridge...
River erosion at 33 points in Kurigram, hundreds of houses devoured
River erosion has intensified at 33 points along the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in Kurigram, affecting thousands of people and devouring hundreds of houses and vast areas of agricultural land over the past two months...
DNCC inaugurates construction of three bridges on Narai River
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Monday inaugurated the construction of three bridges over the Narai River, also known as the Rampura Canal, at the Rampura-Aftabnagar intersection to ease traffic movement in Rampura, Aftabnagar and Banasree areas...
No scope for govt not to save Dhaleshwari from pollution
THE High Court鈥檚 recent directive to restore the River Dhaleshwari and hold encroachers and polluters accountable is a welcome step. The river is under severe threat from unchecked encroachment and industrial pollution. The High Court directed the National River Conservation Commission, the deputy commissioner of Dhaka and the Inland Water Transport Authority...
HC asks govt to identify encroachers, polluters of Dhaleshwari River
The High Court on Sunday directed the government bodies concerned to identify and take action against those responsible for encroachment on and pollution at Dhaleshwari River at Dakhkin Dariapur at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Govt urged to go to int鈥檒 forum for just share of water
Politicians, academics and professionals have called on the government to approach relevant international forums, if it fails to secure just share of water of the common rivers for Bangladesh through bilateral discussions.
Pollution shifts from Buriganga to Dhaleshwari
The River Dhaleshwari, once a lifeline for farming and fishing communities at Savar is now choking with the same pollution that had devastated the Buriganga before the relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh.
River erosion threatens Feni school
The students and staff of Karim Ullah High School in Matubhuna Union of Daganbhuiyan upazila are facing a growing crisis as relentless riverbank erosion threatens to swallow the school building, putting education in danger.
Youth goes missing in River Teesta while shooting TikTok video
An 18-year-old college student went missing on Saturday evening after jumping into the River Teesta while attempting to film a TikTok video with friends near the Mohipur Teesta Bridge in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur...
No respite from plastic pollution
THE earliest few steps that the environment adviser to the interim took were about reducing plastic pollution, but the pollution continued unabated. A photograph that 抖阴精品 published on August 23 shows how the original channel of the River Buriganga is clogged with plastic wastes at Islambagh in Dhaka. Most of the city canals, meanwhile, lost their water flow because...
No signs of injury found on Bibhuranjan鈥檚 body
No signs of external or internal injuries were found on the body of senior journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar, his autopsy report said...
Floods ease, river erosion worsens in Lalmonirhat
Although floodwaters have receded in parts of the northern district of Lalmonirhat, devastating river erosion along River Teesta has left many families destitute as homesteads and croplands continue to disappear into the river.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services disrupted
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route have been facing disruption for the past few days due to strong current and river erosion in Manikganj, resulting in sufferings of people...
Stone looting at Rangpani, Lova River continues
While the public outcry over the widespread looting of white stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Companiganj in Sylhet, is still on, a group of unscrupulous people continues looting stones from two spots of bordering Jaintapur and Kanaighat upazilas in the district...
Eyeing robotaxis, Tesla hiring NY car operator
Tesla is recruiting a motorist to test its driver-assistance technology in New York with an eye towards autonomous driving, according to a job listing reviewed by AFP on Wednesday...
Over 40,000 people stranded in five districts as Teesta flows above danger level
Over 40,000 people in five northern districts, including Rangpur and Lalmonirhat, remained stranded as the River Teesta continues to swell...
Action warranted for white stone plunder against ministry
THE ecological loss at the Sadapathar stone quarry in Sylhet is a case of a complete enforcement failure of all authorities. The largest stone quarry at Bholaganj, a wide, shallow section of the River Dholai with white stones, has been one of Sylhet鈥檚 most visited tourist spot for decades. But it now stands ruined, marked with muck and pits and the characteristic white stones...
Launch services in 21 districts suspended
Launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended since Friday evening as a ramp in Paturia launch terminal in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj district collapsed into the River Padma due to strong currents...
Gumti must be freed in 6 months: HC
The High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to demolish all illegal structures built in the Gumti River within the next six months...
Czech driverless train hits open track
A rail line linking two northern Czech towns is testing Europe鈥檚 first driverless train operating in an open environment, its developer told AFP on Tuesday...
Mosque, houses, businesses washed away in Padma in Shariatpur
The Padma River washed away at least a two-story mosque, five houses and two business establishments at Alam Khar Kandir village at Jajira upazila in Shariatpur on Tuesday morning.
Political movement stressed for fair water sharing
Politicians, academics and professionals on Saturday called on the political parties to continue their movements to ensure for Bangladesh a fair share of water of the common rivers with India.
Bus services halted over attack on driver in C鈥檔awabganj
Bus services on the Chapainawabganj-Rajshahi route remained suspended since Monday morning following a dispute between transport workers of the two districts...
Coastal areas in Chandpur flooded as Meghna swells
Several coastal areas of Chandpur were flooded on Friday following a sharp rise in the water level of the Meghna River, caused by a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.
India鈥檚 arbitrary decision on cross-border river unacceptable
THOUSANDS of people living in the Muhuri basin in Feni recovering from socio-economic losses of the flash flood earlier in July are now faced with similar uncertainty again as the transboundary river swelled by 11 feet in three hours with no warning on June 20. It rained moderately to heavily on the catchment area spreading between India鈥檚 Tripura and Bangladesh...
