Bangladesh River Pollution
Hope for our rivers
Environment adviser’s words must be turned into action
A shrinking Buriganga is nature's wake-up call to us
Preventing and punishing river encroachers vital for its restoration
Save Sutia river from rampant pollution
Authorities must set up dumping ground in Trishal municipality
World Environment Day / Living in the land of dying rivers
What's happening to our rivers is not driven just by necessity, but also greed, a general disregard for the sanctity of life, and a reckless can-do-ism.
A river paying the price for our greed
The pathetic state of Atrai River shows how vulnerable our rivers are to greed and mismanagement
A river barely hanging on
Sutang's water has become so polluted that it can no longer be used
World Water Day / The politics and pollution of our rivers
Because the control of water and natural resources is no longer in the hands of the people, their use is eventually meant to benefit a particular class.
River pollution: It’s now all over the country
According to a new study, at least 56 rivers flowing through different parts of the country are suffering from extreme pollution during the lean period -- when natural flows of rivers are at their lowest
Another river doomed to go extinct
Government must save Haridaya River before it’s too late
Can we reimagine rivers before it is too late?
It is a tragic irony that riverine Bangladesh has become the land of dying rivers.
Masterplan drafted to curb river pollution: Water resources state minister
State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruque tells parliament that the government has taken an initiative to formulate a masterplan for curbing river pollution across the country.
Masterplans for Dhaka, Ctg rivers unveiled
The government yesterday unveiled two decade-long masterplans to protect five rivers in Dhaka and two in Chattogram against grabbing and pollution, and enhance their navigability.
Louhajang River: Textile mill fined Tk 51 lakh for pollution
The Alauddin Textile Mills, which had been polluting the Louhajang River in Tangail for long now, has been fined.
Louhajang River: Palette of pollution
At a certain location, the Louhajang River occasionally changes its colour. Sometimes it turns red, sometimes yellow, and sometimes purple. But it is not out of some natural event. It is man-made.