Ensure good governance for water management: speakers
20 October 2024, 13:35 PM
Environment
Bangladesh and China committed to cooperation in water management: Rizwana
11 September 2024, 11:04 AM
Environment
Most of Bangladesh’s main rivers flowing below danger level
25 August 2024, 09:59 AM
Environment
Water to be released from Kaptai Dam at 10:00pm tonight
24 August 2024, 12:26 PM
Environment
Dead dolphin found in Halda
25 June 2024, 15:47 PM
Environment
Water woes worsen in the hills
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Environment
Safe drinking water: Policies insufficient without implementation, says US embassy official
21 March 2024, 11:08 AM
Environment
In pictures: The Shrinking Jamuna
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Environment
Int’l day of action for rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Environment
New classification of rivers on way
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Environment
Ensure good governance for water management: speakers
Good governance will have to be ensured based on accountability and transparency on water supply and sewerage management to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals, said the speakers at a meeting today
20 October 2024, 13:35 PM
Water to be released from Kaptai Dam at 10:00pm tonight
BPDB says all 16 spillways will be opened to a height of six inches to release water in regulated way
24 August 2024, 12:26 PM
Water woes worsen in the hills
Residents of the hilly areas on both sides of Chimbuk-Neelgiri road in Bandarban have been facing a severe water crisis amid the ongoing hot spell.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Safe drinking water: Policies insufficient without implementation, says US embassy official
Policies alone are insufficient to ensure safe drinking water to people without enforcement, said a US embassy official today
21 March 2024, 11:08 AM
In pictures: The Shrinking Jamuna
At least 1 billion tonne sediments are coming from upstream (from India) in the Jamuna River in Gaibandha and Bogura regions
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Int’l day of action for rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now
Sanjit Babu, from Baghia village in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, has been running a tea stall at Narayanpur market on the bank of the Shitalakshya river for the last four years.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
New classification of rivers on way
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is set to classify 10,187km of non-classified river aiming to protect them from unplanned structures, including bridges and culverts.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
308 rivers lost navigability
A total of 308 rivers in Bangladesh have lost their navigability while 931 are flowing as normal, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, the state minister for shipping, told the parliament yesterday.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Paris canal gets new life
Once upon a time, launches used to ply Mirpur’s Paris canal. In recent times, however, the condition of this canal deteriorated to such a level that even a person could not move through it on foot due to piled up garbage.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Kumar river under threat
A portion of the Kumar river is being filled up with sand for construction of a permanent bus stand in Magura’s Sreepur upazila.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Wasa Water ATM Booths: No longer a low-cost solution to drinking water
Water prices at Dhaka Wasa’s water ATM booths have doubled recently, much to the dismay of residents.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka stares down the barrel of water
Once widely abundant, the freshwater for Dhaka dwellers continues to deplete at a dramatic rate and may disappear far below the ground.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Restore all rivers, canals in and around the capital
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to restore all the rivers and canals in and around the capital as soon as possible.
4 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Political parties must have river, water issues in manifestos: Farakka Commission
The International Farakka Committee (IFC) today urged the government and all political parties to place greater importance on river and water issues in their manifestos as Bangladesh owes its origin to rivers and is dependent on them for survival.
28 January 2023, 14:24 PM
Water Crisis in the Southwest: ‘Paani Apa’ to the rescue
Mitu Sana, a homemaker from Gunari village at Khulna’s Dakop upazila, has to go to the Union Parishad pond -- far from her home -- to fetch drinking water.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Water Crisis in the Southwest: ‘Paani Apa’ to the rescue
Mitu Sana, a homemaker from Gunari village at Khulna’s Dakop upazila, has to go to the Union Parishad pond -- far from her home -- to fetch drinking water.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Uncovering mysteries of sea
Even though life under the sea remains a mystery for many, from time to time, there are some noteworthy breakthroughs.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Bastuhara canal on deathbed
Once a 4km long waterbody flowing through Khulna city, today the Bastuhara canal is headed towards virtual extinction, thanks to years of indiscriminate garbage dumping and illegal occupation.
25 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Running ramshod across the river
Flouting rules, a private company is constructing a road on the Teesta river bed in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, posing a risk of severe floods and river erosion upstream.
25 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Death of Boral, destruction of Chalan Beel
A long line of buildings are marked with a red cross at Bonorupa housing society in Bonpara municipality area in Natore’s Boraigram upazila.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM