Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)

Fragile embankments must be fortified ahead of monsoon

Five unions in Khulna at risk of severe flooding

Lessons we can learn from the recent Teesta disaster

We do need a Teesta megaplan, but not the one that the BWDB is proposing.

Stop constant onslaught on our rivers

We were dumbfounded to see the picture of one such river published in this daily yesterday, which shows a stretch of the Harihar River at Swaranpur village in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila that local influentials have occupied and divided into at least 50 small ponds by building dams for fish farming.

Take measures to combat river erosion

Government must help local communities become more resilient to such calamities

Can ruling party affiliates just grab government land?

Authorities must investigate the allegations and take stern actions

Will Ichhamati ever flow again?

Random projects cannot save our rivers, if commitment and coordination are lacking

Another river doomed to go extinct

Government must save Haridaya River before it’s too late

Training trips, or shopping excursions?

Government must restrain officials from going on unnecessary foreign trips

A hidden natural resource has transformed Bangladesh into a food-secure nation

As we move into uncharted territory as a consequence of climate change, it is crucial that groundwater responses to changes, not only in the magnitude, duration, and variability of monsoon rainfall but also our use of land and water, are better understood.

June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024

Fragile embankments must be fortified ahead of monsoon

Five unions in Khulna at risk of severe flooding

October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023

Lessons we can learn from the recent Teesta disaster

We do need a Teesta megaplan, but not the one that the BWDB is proposing.

September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023

Stop constant onslaught on our rivers

We were dumbfounded to see the picture of one such river published in this daily yesterday, which shows a stretch of the Harihar River at Swaranpur village in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila that local influentials have occupied and divided into at least 50 small ponds by building dams for fish farming.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

Take measures to combat river erosion

Government must help local communities become more resilient to such calamities

December 31, 2022
December 31, 2022

Can ruling party affiliates just grab government land?

Authorities must investigate the allegations and take stern actions

December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022

Will Ichhamati ever flow again?

Random projects cannot save our rivers, if commitment and coordination are lacking

November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022

Another river doomed to go extinct

Government must save Haridaya River before it’s too late

November 8, 2022
November 8, 2022

Training trips, or shopping excursions?

Government must restrain officials from going on unnecessary foreign trips

October 15, 2022
October 15, 2022

A hidden natural resource has transformed Bangladesh into a food-secure nation

As we move into uncharted territory as a consequence of climate change, it is crucial that groundwater responses to changes, not only in the magnitude, duration, and variability of monsoon rainfall but also our use of land and water, are better understood.

September 7, 2022
September 7, 2022

Kushiyara water-sharing deal: Hope rekindled after all these years

The Rahimpur canal in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila is only about three kilometres away from the source of the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers.