Actions to prevent riverbank erosion demanded
Local people from different villages under Munshiganj鈥檚 Banglabazar union on Thursday formed a human chain at the union demanding immediate actions to prevent riverbank erosion.
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Teenage tourist drowns in Piyain River of Jaflong
A teenage boy drowned in the Piyain River at Jaflong under Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday...
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...
Trawler with 39 passengers capsizes in Meghna; 6 missing
A trawler carrying 39 passengers capsized in the Meghna River at Hatia in Noakhali on Saturday.
When rivers weep in silence
RIVERS have for long been Bangladesh鈥檚 lifeblood 鈥� irrigating paddy fields at dawn, carrying timber and trade by noon, and quenching hearths and homes each evening. Yet today, these ancient arteries lie poisoned and diminished: the Buriganga is bathed in industrial effluent, the Sitalakhya reeks of rust and neglect and the Turag is reduced to a choked whisper of its...
Farakka barrage: time for strategic legal action
IN 1975, India constructed the Farakka Barrage near the Bangladesh border, diverting water from the Ganges River into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River to enhance the navigability of Kolkata Port. While this might have initially served India鈥檚 economic interest, the consequences for Bangladesh have been devastating. Ecological degradation, agricultural disruption...
12 injured as auto-rickshaw drivers attack NCC building
Twelve people, including some officials of Narayanganj City Corporation, were injured in an attack by the unauthorised auto-rickshaw drivers at the corporation鈥檚 building in Narayanganj on Monday...
BIDA announces $800m investment in Laldia container terminal
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Thursday announced that an $800 million investment would be made centring existing container terminal at Laldia Char on the south-east bank of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram...
Govt should set policy focus right to save rivers
THE High Court in yet another welcome directive on May 6 asked the government to take some specific steps for a better oversight of River Sitalakhya conservation projects. The directive came on a writ petition by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh, which highlighted the unchecked dumping of untreated industrial and solid waste into the river. The 110km Sitalakhya...
HC orders list of Mogra encroachers, polluters
The High Court ordered to demarcate the Mogra river in Netrakona according to its main flow, prepare list of encroachers, polluters of the river and take action to evict them.
Fugitive bus driver arrested in Gaibandha
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a fugitive bus driver in connection with a fatal road accident that killed two people at Palashbari in Gaibandha in the past year...
Ex-DGHS driver Malek, wife jailed in graft case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Abdul Malek, formerly a driver of the Directorate General of Health Services, to five-year imprisonment and his wife Nargis Begum to three-year in jail for amassing illegal wealth...
New bridge over Muhuri River in Parshuram demanded
Local residents formed a human chain on Sunday, demanding the construction of a new bridge over the trans-boundary Muhuri River in Parshuram, Feni, replacing the existing old structure that poses serious risks of accidents...
Declining Padma water flow calls for early interventions
A GRADUAL decline in the water level of the River Padma, the eastern and main stream of the Ganges that flows southwest for 365 kilometres to its confluence with the River Meghna near the Bay of Bengal, in Bangladesh鈥檚 northwest is worrying. Researchers believe that the situation has resulted from intensified groundwater depletion in the High Barind Tract, which is known...
Dying Padma aggravates water scarcity in north: study
The gradual decrease in the water level of the Padma River has intensified the groundwater depletion in the High Barind Tract, an arid region in the country鈥檚 north-western part known for its severe water scarcity...
13-year-old tourist drowns at Jaflong on Eid day
Nayon, 13, who went to visit Jaflong with his friends on Eid day, was swept away by strong while bathing in the river near the border at Jaflong鈥�
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...
Govt should have earnestness, will to end river pollution
THE pollution of rivers, especially the four that surround the Dhaka city and generally all of them that flow through the Dhaka division, runs high whilst there may not be any rivers in outlying areas that are free of pollution. The environment department says that at least 1,659 industrial units discharge untreated waste water into canals, rivers and other water bodies. And...
1,659 factories discharge waste to Dhaka rivers
At least 1,659 industrial units in a recent count have been found discharging untreated wastewater into canals, rivers and other open waterbodies, aggravating the condition of the already heavily polluted waterbodies.
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...
Holistic approach needed to save rivers
Green activists have once again called on authorities to save rivers and water bodies from being encroached on. They put out the call on the eve of International Day of Action for Rivers, observed on March 14, to reclaim the river land and...
Govt urged to reclaim river lands, disclose names of encroachers
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Thursday called upon the authorities concerned to reclaim the river lands and disclose the name of encroachers in a bid to protect the water bodies as the rivers were living entities...
Bodies of woman, child found on riverbank in Shariatpur
The bodies of a woman and a boy were found on the bank of the Jayanti River in Moshurgao village under the Gosairhat upazila in Shariatpur on Tuesday...
Woman鈥檚 floating body found
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the Manu River at Kulaura in Moulvibazar...
No bar on demolition of structures in Karnaphuli
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court directive to remove illegal structures built by Bangladesh Jatiya Matsyajibi Samity Ltd inside the boundary of the Karnaphuli River, clearing the way for long-delayed action against encroachment on one of the country鈥檚 most vital waterways...
Padma River erosion threatens homes, agri land
The erosion of the Padma River in Charbhadrasan upazila of Faridpur are threatening homes and agricultural land.
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...
Bangabandhu Bridge, tunnel renamed聽
The road transport and bridges ministry on Wednesday changed the name of the Bangabandhu Bridge over the River Jamuna and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the River Karnaphuli...
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...
Car driver injured as train hits vehicle in Sylhet
A car driver was injured when an intercity train hit his vehicle at a railway level crossing in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet Tuesday noon...