Death toll in Kirtankhola speedboat capsize rises to 4
The death toll from the speedboat capsize in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal rose to four with recovery of three more bodies from the river on Sunday...
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50-maund whale washed ashore in Hatiya
A whale weighing about 50 maunds (1 maund equals 37.32kg) was released into the Meghna River on Thursday after it was washed ashore on the island of Hatiya in Noakhali...
Fishery officials come under attack during illegal net recovery operation in Bhola
A group of fisheries department officials came under attack on Tuesday morning while conducting an operation to recover illegal nets in the River Meghna at Kathir Matha area in Bhola Sadar upazila.
HC issues contempt rule over Karnaphuli river land lease
The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against Chittogong Port Authority chairman SM Moniruzzaman, additional secretary Mohammad Habibur Rahman, and deputy manager Md Shihab Uddin for allegedly violating a 2016 court directive by leasing out a piece of land belonging to the Karnaphuli River...
Defence of River Naf
THE Naf River is a natural marvel, both magnificent and strategic, forming a vital boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan State. As it runs from the fall of Khayaparir Tong to the...
Trial run of trains on Jamuna rail bridge
Two trains ran on trial basis on the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna for the first time on Tuesday...
136 landless families fear losing homes to Payra port dev
The work to develop a road by the Payra Port Authority is threatening to evict 136 landless families, who made part of the embankment along Andharmanik River at Tiakhali of Patuakhali鈥檚 Kolapra their home two decades ago...
Luxury guesthouse to be leased out
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority has planned to lease out a luxury guest house to international hotel management companies in a desperate bid to reduce the loss incurred from the operation of the newly built tunnel under the River Karnaphuli in Chattogram...
Rickshaw driver held over JU student鈥檚 death
Jahangirnagar University鈥檚 security officials handed over a battery-run rickshaw driver to police on Monday, following allegations of reckless driving that caused the death of a first-year student on November 19...
Integrated initiatives stressed for water from common rivers
Politicians, academics and water experts on Saturday at a seminar in Dhaka stressed the need for integrated initiatives to get justified share of water from 54 common rivers flowing between Bangladesh and India.
Drivers to stage demo in city today
Battery-run rickshaw drivers on Saturday announced to hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club in the capital today for realising their demand to scrap the High Court鈥檚 November 19 order to stop plying of battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka city roads...
Microbus driver hacked to death in Naogaon
A microbus driver was hacked to death allegedly by rivals over a piece of land at Naogaon sadar upazila on Wednesday...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers block city roads
Battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked several roads in the capital demanding access to the main roads of the city on Wednesday, a day after the High Court ordered a ban on battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets...
Railway bridge over River Jamuna to open in Jan next year
The much-awaited double line dual gauge railway bridge over the River Jamuna is expected to open in the second week of January, 2025.
Miscreants kill auto-rickshaw driver, steal the vehicle
Unidentified miscreants murdered an auto-rickshaw driver before stealing his vehicle at Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district on Saturday...
Plastic floater of dredger catches fire
A fire broke out in the 鈥榝oam type plastic floater鈥� of a dredger kept on the bank of the Jamuna River in front of the Dredger Beige office in the Aricha port area at 鈥嬧�婼hibalay upazila in Manikganj...
Youths urged to protect rivers, water bodies
Speakers at a discussion in Brahmanbaria have urged the youths to take effective measures to protect the rivers and water bodies of the country...
Govt should implement tannery worker鈥檚 minimum wage early
THE relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh to Dhaka鈥檚 outskirts of Savar had been in discussions until the relocation was somewhat complete a few years ago, with some prickly issues such as pollution still rearing the head. The relocation project began in 2003 on a High Court order of 2001 to save the moribund River Buriganga. The tannery units...
Bhairab port to be upgraded into int鈥檒-standard one: Sakhawat
Shipping adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hossain on Monday said that Bhairob聽river port would be upgraded into an international-standard port with the financial assistance of the World Bank.
Hilsa protecting officials assaulted
Eight members of the fisheries department were injured in the early hours of Wednesday when they were attacked by a group during a hilsa conservation drive near Babur Char on the Padma River in Jazira upazila...
No end in sight to river grab, pollution as yet
THE River Buriganga, the ecological lifeline of Dhaka, faces a slow death. The photograph that 抖阴精品 published on October 30 shows unabated encroachment on the river land and the unchecked dumping of polythene bags and rubbish in the river at Islambagh in Dhaka. Untreated liquid industrial effluents discharged into the river indiscriminately has left...
Body of one of 2 missing ASIs recovered
A body of an assistant sub-inspector was recovered one day after he went missing from the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some miscreants at Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia early Monday...
Two policemen go missing after jumping into Padma
Two policemen went missing as they jumped into the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some unruly people in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on early Monday...
6 injured as oil vessel fire on Dakatia River
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire erupted on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the Dakatia River of Chandpur, following an explosion in its engine room Sunday afternoon...
Six injured as fire breaks out on oil-carrying vessel in River Dakatia
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire broke out in engine room of the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the River Dakatia, Chandpur in Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.
22-day hilsa fishing ban in Bangladesh begins today
Prices of hilsa have shot up again in Chandpur markets as a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing was set to begin at midnight past Saturday, to ensure safe spawning in the freshwaters of the Padma and Meghna rivers...
Community engagement stressed to save canals, rivers
Interim government advisers and water resources management specialists on Wednesday emphasised the importance of community engagement and a comprehensive work plan to save...
Sustainable management of transboundary rivers
BANGLADESH is facing severe floods and river erosion due to irregular upstream water releases from barrages and dams on transboundary rivers. At the same time, excessive water withdrawal during the dry season is disrupting river ecosystems, leading to devastating impacts on agriculture and local livelihoods...
Uttara Univ students protest at Turag grabbing, pollution
Several thousand students of the Uttara University formed a human chain on Monday, protesting against the encroachment of the Turag River, dust pollution near the university and...
ECNEC approves rail-cum-road bridge construction project at Kalurghat
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council on Monday approved a Taka 11,560.77 crore new rail-cum-road bridge project over the River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat beside the existing old bridge to ensure smooth and uninterrupted communication system between Chattogram and Cox鈥檚 Bazar.