Phase-2 aims to build submerged dams, safeguard boro crops from flash floods
Advocate Zahid Ahammad Hero submitted the petition as a public interest litigation on Sunday
Students hold procession over tree-felling
The forest dwellers here should play their role in protecting this forest, says the environment adviser
The event, organised by the Farakka Long March 49th Anniversary Celebration Committee, commenced with a rally from Rajshahi College to Zero Point and back at 3:30pm
The voluntary organisation of Chattogram based professionals, town planners, and civil society members made the demand at a press conference at Chattogram Pres Club yesterday
Madaripur Sadar UNO Wadia Shabab confirmed that the tree had been partially cut
The 400-year-old site of love and loss still stands as a testament to Sylhet's rich history and heritage
These include the century-old Hathbaria Zamindar Palace, Hathbaria temple, and Nam Ghat (also known as Badha Ghat) on the bank of Chitra river, among others
Over years of use and lack of maintenance, the bridge's iron pillars have become rusty while the wooden planks used for its deck have become loose, making it no longer fit for movement of people and vehicles
The Bangladesh Water Development Board launched the Tk 45 crore project in 2023 to dredge a 24-km stretch between Morrelganj and Kachua upazilas, aiming to resolve water shortages and boost agricultural productivity
Trees felled under the pretext of an auction citing Cyclone Hamoon damage
Abdur Rashid and Shahin Alom were fined Tk 50,000 each and Mizanur Rahman sentenced to 20 days imprisonment
The villagers used the canal's water for irrigating their croplands, and for numerous domestic purposes. It also served as a waterway connecting different areas in the upazila
Led by Anal Chandra Das, the then deputy commissioner of Pirojpur district, the century-old pond was filled up to expand the school's playground to accommodate space for arranging the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina's rally in 2013=
Locals blocked a highway and vandalised trucks, excavator, and pipes demanding to put an end to illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river in the Garabari Tarai area in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila this afternoon
The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against three officials of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) including its Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, for initiating a process to give lease of Karnaphuli river land without complying with its order for preserving the land
Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila this afternoon
