Meghna river
Chandpur AL leader Salim Khan can’t extract sand from Meghna river
The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court verdict that allowed Md Salim Khan, a local Awami League leader, to extract sand from the Meghna river in Chandpur.
3 missing as bulkhead capsizes in Meghna river
Three labourers have gone missing after a sand-laden bulkhead was hit by a launch and capsized in the River Meghna near Gajaria of Munshiganj.
Launch with 1,000 passengers runs aground in Meghna
A launch carrying around 1,000 passengers remains stuck in a shoal in Meghna river near Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila early today, reports Bangla Daily Prothom Alo.
Pollution threatens Meghna
Water of the Meghna river may become too polluted to be treated in the next five years if immediate actions are not taken to save it from pollution, says an Asian Development Bank report.
Freeing the Meghna from Grabbers: Act or get sued
The National River Conservation Commission has warned that it would take legal actions against at least a dozen government authorities for their inaction to free the Meghna from grabbers if they do not act within seven days.
Ship-builder eating away Meghna
In an onslaught on the Meghna, a private ship-building company is constructing its shipyard’s slipways into the river at Meghnaghat in Sonargaon, but the river custodians are doing little to stop it.
Meghna too not spared
Nothing seems to scare away the river grabbers. Amid impassioned calls from the judiciary, environmentalists and the media to save the country's last surviving rivers, a private company is building two slipways in the Meghna river in Munshiganj.
Owner of trawler capsized in Meghna remanded
A Munshiganj court places Zakir Dewan, owner of the trawler that capsized in Meghna River with 35 workers on Tuesday, on one day remand in connection with a case in this regard.
Sonargaon Farmland: SC extends stay on earth filling
The Supreme Court extends its earlier order that asked the authorities concerned to stop sand and earth filling in farmland and wetland around the Meghna River in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila.
Chandpur AL leader Salim Khan can’t extract sand from Meghna river
The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court verdict that allowed Md Salim Khan, a local Awami League leader, to extract sand from the Meghna river in Chandpur.
3 missing as bulkhead capsizes in Meghna river
Three labourers have gone missing after a sand-laden bulkhead was hit by a launch and capsized in the River Meghna near Gajaria of Munshiganj.
Launch with 1,000 passengers runs aground in Meghna
A launch carrying around 1,000 passengers remains stuck in a shoal in Meghna river near Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila early today, reports Bangla Daily Prothom Alo.
Pollution threatens Meghna
Water of the Meghna river may become too polluted to be treated in the next five years if immediate actions are not taken to save it from pollution, says an Asian Development Bank report.
Freeing the Meghna from Grabbers: Act or get sued
The National River Conservation Commission has warned that it would take legal actions against at least a dozen government authorities for their inaction to free the Meghna from grabbers if they do not act within seven days.
Ship-builder eating away Meghna
In an onslaught on the Meghna, a private ship-building company is constructing its shipyard’s slipways into the river at Meghnaghat in Sonargaon, but the river custodians are doing little to stop it.
Meghna too not spared
Nothing seems to scare away the river grabbers. Amid impassioned calls from the judiciary, environmentalists and the media to save the country's last surviving rivers, a private company is building two slipways in the Meghna river in Munshiganj.
Owner of trawler capsized in Meghna remanded
A Munshiganj court places Zakir Dewan, owner of the trawler that capsized in Meghna River with 35 workers on Tuesday, on one day remand in connection with a case in this regard.
Sonargaon Farmland: SC extends stay on earth filling
The Supreme Court extends its earlier order that asked the authorities concerned to stop sand and earth filling in farmland and wetland around the Meghna River in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila.
Sonargaon Sand-Filling: SC to pass order on petition Thursday
The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday for passing an order on a petition seeking necessary order upon authorities concerned to stop sand- and earth-filling in farmlands and wetlands around the Meghna River in Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila.