river encroachment in Bangladesh

From flowing lifelines to dry beds

Authorities must prioritise river protection

Take urgent steps to reactivate the river commission

Why has it not been done over the past five months?

High time to save our rivers

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

If a dam must be built, it must be built right

Bagerhat dredging/dam project shows why strategic foresight is key

Rivers cannot be sectioned off for personal gains

Pabna district administration in breach of jalmahal policy and High Court orders

A river indistinguishable from a canal is no river

Plight of the Karatoya highlights the pitiful state of our rivers

Will rivers exist only in nostalgia?

It’s time for the government to take the death of our lifelines seriously

Stop relentless attacks on our forests

Illegal encroachers are devouring Bangladesh's precious natural resources

Save Someshwari from being hollowed out

Political affiliation must no longer shield the river violators

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

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.

April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023

Rajshahi faces a hotter future

Authorities must prevent unplanned urbanisation from killing our cities

April 17, 2023
April 17, 2023

Stay Safe in the Heat

We must be careful and address underlying reasons behind it

April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023

Spare our rivers from certain death

The condition our rivers are in right now is a threat to our existence.

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