River pollution in Bangladesh
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Of rivers and people
The present leadership must prioritise the development of these two assets of Bangladesh for a sustainable and prosperous future.
Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve
Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.
Small-time plastic warriors are showing us the way
But funding support, guidance vital to maximise their impact
We cannot ignore the threat of microplastics
New study reveals harrowing level of microplastic pollution in rivers
Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will
Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones
Save Bhairab River before it’s too late
One by one, our rivers are being killed
Rivers cannot be saved without honest efforts
Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role
Indifference is killing our canals
Cumilla EPZ authorities must answer for pollution of canals
Don’t punish bold public officials
Sacking of river commission chief sends the wrong message
Of rivers and people
The present leadership must prioritise the development of these two assets of Bangladesh for a sustainable and prosperous future.
Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve
Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.
Small-time plastic warriors are showing us the way
But funding support, guidance vital to maximise their impact
We cannot ignore the threat of microplastics
New study reveals harrowing level of microplastic pollution in rivers
Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will
Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones
Save Bhairab River before it’s too late
One by one, our rivers are being killed
Rivers cannot be saved without honest efforts
Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role
Indifference is killing our canals
Cumilla EPZ authorities must answer for pollution of canals
Don’t punish bold public officials
Sacking of river commission chief sends the wrong message
Stop constant onslaught on our rivers
We were dumbfounded to see the picture of one such river published in this daily yesterday, which shows a stretch of the Harihar River at Swaranpur village in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila that local influentials have occupied and divided into at least 50 small ponds by building dams for fish farming.