Water Development Board

Transport Sector Projects: When coordination authority fails to coordinate

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, also at the helm of Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, yesterday admitted the government agencies implementing transport sector projects in the capital lacked coordination.

Another river on its way out

Habiganj authorities must take urgent steps to save Khowai River

Fresh floods loom as rivers keep swelling

People of the northern and northeastern districts are fearing a second spell of floods as major rivers continue swelling amid torrential rain and onrush of water from upstream.

People of 40 Moulvibazar villages stranded in flood

A total of 55.2 mm rainfall was recorded in Moulvibazar in the last 24 hours. In urban areas, the flood water decreased slightly today (June 18, 2022) as compared to yesterday, but at least 40 villages of the district remain waterlogged due to incessant rain.

Largest irrigation project under threat

The 18km-long main canal that was commissioned in 1998 which is connected to other secondary and tertiary canal networks, spanning

Fire at Mohammadpur slum, 35 shanties gutted

At least 35 shanties are gutted in a fire that broke out in slum of Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area. No casualties were reported.

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Transport Sector Projects: When coordination authority fails to coordinate

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, also at the helm of Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, yesterday admitted the government agencies implementing transport sector projects in the capital lacked coordination.

October 27, 2022
October 27, 2022

Another river on its way out

Habiganj authorities must take urgent steps to save Khowai River

June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022

Fresh floods loom as rivers keep swelling

People of the northern and northeastern districts are fearing a second spell of floods as major rivers continue swelling amid torrential rain and onrush of water from upstream.

June 18, 2022
June 18, 2022

People of 40 Moulvibazar villages stranded in flood

A total of 55.2 mm rainfall was recorded in Moulvibazar in the last 24 hours. In urban areas, the flood water decreased slightly today (June 18, 2022) as compared to yesterday, but at least 40 villages of the district remain waterlogged due to incessant rain.

March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019

Largest irrigation project under threat

The 18km-long main canal that was commissioned in 1998 which is connected to other secondary and tertiary canal networks, spanning

December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015

Fire at Mohammadpur slum, 35 shanties gutted

At least 35 shanties are gutted in a fire that broke out in slum of Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area. No casualties were reported.