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.
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Sunday blocked the main road in front of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority office at Banani in Dhaka, crippling traffic for about six hours on the Uttara鈥揗ohakhali road and causing huge sufferings to the people...
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...
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...
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...
Auto-rickshaw drivers on Sunday blocked the road in front of Kotwali police station in Chattogram protesting at police harassment, including arbitrary fines and extortion...
THE River Buriganga is faced with a slow death. Various public agencies responsible for containing river pollution have not only failed to perform their duties but also contributed to the problem. The dying condition of the river is concerning given that the environment, forest and climate change adviser has repeatedly announced their commitment to protecting...
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Monday blocked the Banani road bringing traffic to a standstill in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali area, causing immense suffering to the commuters in the city...
BYD has launched a training campaign in Dhaka for local drivers to equip them with knowledge and training required for driving new energy vehicles or NEVs, said a press release...
At least 12 people were injured on Tuesday when transport workers attacked CNG-powered three-wheeler drivers in Rajshahi city, following a feud between the two groups over a prior incident, said police...
The government on Tuesday published a primary list of 1,156 rivers across the country to finalise rivers鈥� list by the next Bengali New Year after necessary verification...
A group of truck workers blocked the road at Dhaka鈥檚 Satrasta intersection in the Tejgaon Industrial Area for over an hour on Tuesday protesting at the reported arrest of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Drivers Union president Talukder Mohammed Monir...
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...
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...
Speakers at a discussion in Brahmanbaria have urged the youths to take effective measures to protect the rivers and water bodies of the country...
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...
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...
INDIA鈥橲 denial to convey minimum information on the 54 common rivers that it shares with Bangladesh and its arbitrarily obstructing water flow on numerous locations upstream with dams and barrages have all along exposed Bangladesh to devastating flooding. Such controls of dams and barrages upstream in contravention of the international laws have...
The parliamentary standing committee on road transport and bridges ministry on Thursday emphasised the importance of incorporating psychological tests while appointing BRTC drivers...
The inaugural session of the two-day long international conference on 鈥楾ransboundary Rivers of South Asia: Fostering Regional Collaboration for Environmental Sustainability鈥� successfully commenced on Tuesday at North South University...
UNSKILLED and unlicensed drivers are named as main reasons for increased fatalities on the road, but no effective action is taken to improve the situation. There are around 71.61 lakh driving licences against 59.98 lakh registered motor vehicles...
DURING the liberation war, people of this land chanted, 鈥榌The River] Padma, Meghna, Jamuna is our destiny (Padma, Meghna, Jamnuna, tomar amar thikana鈥�). Bangladesh 鈥� the birth of the nation...