safe drinking water

Coastal women and their woeful walk for water

At the break of dawn, women of all ages -- daughters, mothers, homemakers -- set out in search for safe drinking water.

'Safe water' in jar mostly unsafe

A few days ago around noon, rickshaw puller Abdus Salam dropped a passenger near Khamarbari intersection and got off his vehicle in front of a tea stall. He told the street vendor to give him a piece of bread and tea.

Heat Wave / Schools asked to relax rules

The authorities of secondary schools can reschedule classes amid a heat wave sweeping the country for the last three weeks.

Editorial / Pirojpur in crisis

The people in half of Pirojpur district, according to a report in this paper on February 28, are facing the worst crisis imaginable – lack of safe drinking water.

No standards set for water filters

Companies never tire of boasting about their products, and consumers are easily enticed. But in the case of water purifiers and filters,

Editorial / Centre for pavement dwellers

We applaud the initiative of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Sajida Foundation, Concern Worldwide and Water Aid of opening a three...

June 29, 2024
June 29, 2024

Coastal women and their woeful walk for water

At the break of dawn, women of all ages -- daughters, mothers, homemakers -- set out in search for safe drinking water.

December 26, 2017
December 26, 2017

'Safe water' in jar mostly unsafe

A few days ago around noon, rickshaw puller Abdus Salam dropped a passenger near Khamarbari intersection and got off his vehicle in front of a tea stall. He told the street vendor to give him a piece of bread and tea.

April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016

Schools asked to relax rules

The authorities of secondary schools can reschedule classes amid a heat wave sweeping the country for the last three weeks.

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Pirojpur in crisis

The people in half of Pirojpur district, according to a report in this paper on February 28, are facing the worst crisis imaginable – lack of safe drinking water.

January 23, 2016
January 23, 2016

No standards set for water filters

Companies never tire of boasting about their products, and consumers are easily enticed. But in the case of water purifiers and filters,

November 28, 2015
November 28, 2015

Centre for pavement dwellers

We applaud the initiative of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Sajida Foundation, Concern Worldwide and Water Aid of opening a three...