Bangladesh rivers

Save Shibsa River from further decline

Encroachment, short-sighted projects to blame for its plight.

World Water Day / New leadership, old rivers, and the long road to clean water

New efforts to clean Bangladesh's rivers offer hope, but community involvement and innovation are key.

High time to save our rivers

BELA's finding on Khulna’s dying rivers serves a warning

No industrial zones at the cost of rivers

Save the Shitalakkhya River from extreme pollution

Rivers, one by one, are losing navigability

Government must take steps to restore our rivers

Where will the erosion victims go?

Displaced families in Lalmonirhat need urgent support

Shall we just bow to illegal sand lifters?

Government must take stern action against those lifting sand from Jamuna, Meghna

Save Someshwari from being hollowed out

Political affiliation must no longer shield the river violators

An entire upazila haunted by erosion

The government must see the urgency of helping affected villagers

June 23, 2019
June 23, 2019

16,400km waterways lost due to negligence, lack of supervision

Bangladesh lost 16,400 kilometers of waterways due to negligence and lack of supervision, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury informs the parliament.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

India to 'divert rivers' to tackle drought

India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has told the BBC.

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