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Reviving inland waterways

Bangladesh is renowned for its massive river system. It has predominantly four major river systems: the Brhmmaputra-Jamuna, the Ganjes-Padma, the Surma-Meghna and the Chittagong Region river system. Within the systems, the country is criss-crossed by hundreds of rivers, canals and tributaries: the Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Surma, Kushiyara, Teesta...

Unlocking Bangladesh’s inland waterways

BENEATH Bangladesh’s rivers and canals lies a latent economic promise capable of reshaping how the nation moves, feeds, energises and sustains itself. Inland water resources — including rivers, streams, and canals — function not only as lifelines for transport but also as engines of growth, yet their full potential remains constrained by neglect, mismanagement...