RU students stage protests for Teesta project
Students of Rajshahi University on Tuesday held a cultural gathering and protest rally on the campus, demanding immediate implementation of the long-stalled Teesta River Master Plan...
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鈥楽tabdha Rangpur鈥� programme on Oct 30
An event named 鈥楽tabdha Rangpur鈥� has been announced to be observed on October 30, demanding the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan...
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.
Farakka Committee urges alarm over successive floods, drought in the Teesta Basin
The International Farakka Committee on Monday urged the government of Bangladesh to raise alarm over the issue of repeated floods and drought in the country鈥檚 Teesta Basin due to control of the river鈥檚 flow in India...
1,700 families at risk as 130-metre Teesta embankment collapses
The protection embankment of the second Teesta Bridge in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur partially collapsed into the river, putting the bridge and the Rangpur鈥揕almonirhat regional highway at severe risk.
70 meters of Teesta bridge embankment collapses in Rangpur
Around 70 meters of the Teesta bridge protection embankment in Gangachhara upazila of Rangpur have collapsed into the river, posing a serious threat to nearby char areas...
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...
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...
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.
Flood water recedes, but waterborne diseases spread in Lalmonirhat
Although water levels in the River Teesta have started to recede, but still the suffering of thousands of flood-hit people continues as waterborne diseases spread in Lalmonirhat district...
35,000 families marooned as Teesta, Padma keep swelling
The number of marooned families in Lalmonirhat increased on Thursday as heavy rain and the opening of all the gates of the Ghazaldoba Barrage in India worsened the flood situation inundating new areas...
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...
25,000 families marooned as Teesta, Padma swell
About 25,000 families in Lalmonirhat, Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi districts were marooned on Wednesday as low-lying areas have been flooded due to a persistent rise in the water levels of the Teesta and Padma rivers...
Nilphamari low-lying areas flooded as Teesta swells above danger level
The water level of the Teesta River has once again surged above the danger mark, triggering flooding in several low-lying areas of Nilphamari鈥檚 Dimla upazila...
Teesta crosses danger level, floods low-lying areas in Rangpur
The River Teesta has once again crossed the danger mark at the Dalia point in Rangpur, flooding low-lying areas along its banks following continuous heavy rainfall and gushing waters from the upstream...
Teesta Bridge to open today
The Teesta Bridge, constructed over the Teesta River to connect Kurigram and Gaibandha, will be opened for public and vehicular movement today.
Teesta inundates char houses, farmland after India opens Gajoldoba barrage
Nearly 3,000 houses in chars of the Teesta River have been inundated along with 10,000 hectares of land on Sunday after India opened 32 floodgates at the Gajoldoba barrage in West Bengal in the wake of extremely heavy rainfall, reports the Bangladesh Water Development Board...
44 gates of River Teesta opened as water levels rises
The authorities have opened 44 gates of the Teesta Barrage to control flow as water levels in the River Teesta began to rise due to incessant rainfall and upstream mountain runoff...
TEESTA IRRIGATION PROJECT:聽Govt-set rate Tk聽480 an acre, farmers pay Tk聽1,000 for water supply
Farmers are allegedly paying Tk聽1,000 an acre for irrigation water supply from the Teesta Irrigation Project although the government has set the rate at Tk 480 an acre throughout the year.
Teesta project in Bangladesh uncertain without water from India: Wahiduddin
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said the prospect of a project on the trans-boundary river Teesta with Chinese assistance remains uncertain without an assessment of water availability from upstream India.
Clash between 2 groups of villagers leaves 32 injured in Gaibandha
A clash between two groups of villagers triggered by allegations of harassing a woman and her daughter left at least 32 people injured in the remote char area of the River Teesta in Gaibandha on Thursday.
Bangladesh welcomes China to participate in Teesta project
Bangladesh in a major development on Friday welcomed Chinese companies to participate in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, in which both China and India had earlier shown interest, as the top leaders of the two friendly countries...
Teesta mega plan鈥檚 feasibility study timeline extended
Water resources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced on Saturday that the government extended the feasibility study timeline for the Teesta River project by two more years under two specific conditions...
Teesta water withdrawal impact on north
THE Teesta River is a vital transboundary river shared between India and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the agricultural, ecological, and socio-economic framework of northern Bangladesh. However, India鈥檚 unilateral withdrawal of water upstream, particularly during the dry season, has created significant challenges for Bangladesh, affecting agricultural...
BNP to sign Teesta deal with China if elected: Moyeen
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan on Thursday told a senior leader of the Communist Party of China that if his party was elected to power in the next election, it would sign an agreement with China to implement the Teesta River water management project...
Delhi should show neighbourly attitude on Teesta water plans
THE protests that thousands of people, mostly of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari and Rangpur have held are a rightful reaction to India鈥檚 unilateral withdrawal of water of the River Teesta which causes a gradual desertification of Bangladesh鈥檚 north. The people have sat in for two days on the river bank in Lalmonirhat, marched along a four-kilometre stretch...
China wants Bangladesh to start Teesta project early
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said that China was aware of the hardship of people living on the Teesta banks and wanted the planned development project on the trans-boundary river to start soon.
Thousands cry out for Teesta protection
Thousands of people from different northwestern districts on Tuesday, the final day of the 48-hour sit-in programme, gathered on the bank of Teesta in Lalmonirhat demanding a fair share of Teesta鈥檚 water and the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan.
China is ready to implement Teesta project: envoy聽
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said that China was prepared to assist Bangladesh in implementing the Teesta River water management project whenever Dhaka decides to proceed.
Demand for fair share of Teesta water gets louder
A protest march of thousands of people rocked the riverbanks in Lalmonirhat on Tuesday, demanding fair share of the Teesta River water and implementation of the Teesta Master Plan.
