Experts at a conference have emphasised the need to transcend 鈥榣and-centric diplomacy鈥� and focus on equitable water-sharing policies to safeguard the natural flow of international rivers crossing Bangladesh and ensure their preservation.
WHEN was the last time you swam in Dhaka city, enjoyed a sunset to the sound of crickets, or marvelled at birds descending on a lake brimming with Water Lily? If your answer is a disheartened 鈥榥ever,鈥� you are not alone. The fact that so many of us have stopped associating urban life with nature speaks volumes of how far we have drifted from our ecological...
Speakers at an event on Thursday stressed the need for strengthening local government institutions to achieve national development goals...
Public health experts and rights activists at a discussion in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the authorities concern to stop misuse of public money allocated for water rights...
National Productivity Organisation director general Md Nuruzzaman on Monday said that while Bangladesh has made strides in adopting sustainable food systems, challenges like climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity remain critical obstacles...
SOUTH Asia鈥檚 rivers are its lifeblood, weaving through nations, nourishing cultures, and sustaining economies for centuries. In Bangladesh, these once-majestic waterways 鈥� symbols of abundance and vitality 鈥� are now embattled arenas where survival and sovereignty collide. Villages once thriving on the banks of rivers like the Teesta now grapple...
Standard Bank PLC on Saturday held its Annual Risk Conference-2025 at Radisson Blu Water Garden Dhaka, said a press release...
INDIA is investing $1 billion to accelerate the construction of 12 hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, aiming to harness the state鈥檚 estimated hydropower potential of more than 57,000MW. The strategy includes developing at least 135 hydroelectric projects along the River Brahmaputra. However, building dams upstream may worsen water shortage...
European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Bangladesh hosted a meeting with vice-president of European Investment Bank, Nicola Beer, and her team on January 8 at the Bay鈥檚 Edgewater in Dhaka, says a press release.
The Bangladesh interim government environment adviser, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, stressed the critical role of women alongside men in promoting environmental conservation and climate resilience.
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to take immediate steps to resolve the waterlogging problem in Chattogram...
The Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has proposed 30 per cent increase in the water tariffs to reduce subsidies...
WATER disputes between nations frequently emerge from managing shared hydrological resources, mainly when an upstream riparian state exerts control over the source and implements large-scale infrastructural initiatives that may disrupt downstream flow dynamics. India鈥檚 extensive hydropower projects on the River Brahmaputra and...
The water transport workers have called off an indefinite strike they had enforced demanding justice for seven murders on a vessel in the River Meghna and enhanced security after...
An indefinite strike by water transport workers brought activities, including cargo unloading, at the Chattogram port, and at its outer anchorages to a grinding halt for the second consecutive day on Saturday.聽
People from all walks of life on Saturday formed a human chain in the Rajshahi city, reiterating their call to ensure safe and drinkable water in the city at fair prices.
Joint secretary Molla Mizanur Rahman joined the Bangladesh Water Development Board as additional director general (administration) on Tuesday...
Twenty-four environmental organisations on Thursday formed a human chain, demanding the North City Corporation cancel leases of parks and playgrounds to protect citizens鈥� rights...
BANGLADESH has around 180 million people living in a small land and ranks number 8 in the world by population. Though the GDP of the country was $2.528 trillion in 2023, the country has neither established any sewage treatment system nor a safe water supply system for the entire nation. Still, waterborne diseases and dengue are the main diseases in...
Politicians, academics and professionals at a commemorative meeting in Dhaka on Thursday said that people should follow the ideals of the late Atiqur Rahman Salu for getting justified water sharing of the common revers from India...
THE world is facing a serious water crisis, with 26 per cent of the global population still lacking access to safe drinking water, and a staggering 46 per cent are deprived of basic sanitation facilities. These alarming statistics, revealed in the UN World Water Development Report 2023, serve as a grim reminder of how far we are from achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6, which aims to ensure safe water...
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, the director general of Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes, and Settlements, at a seminar on Thursday emphasised that Dhaka鈥檚 development plan should prioritise water flow...
Ningbo Cixing Company Limited hosted 鈥楥ixing Bangladesh Night Products Promotion Meeting鈥� at the Radisson Blu Water Garden in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday...
Politicians, academics and water experts on Saturday at a seminar in Dhaka stressed the need for integrated initiatives to get justified share of water from 54 common rivers flowing between Bangladesh and India.
SAFE drinking water insecurity is a global issue, particularly severe in Bangladesh鈥檚 coastal regions. Frequent cyclones, storm surges, breached embankments, coastal flooding, and rising salinity levels contribute to the contamination of both groundwater and surface water sources. According to the Bangladesh Environment and Development Society...
THE Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority tripled the water tariff in February 2022 to cover losses in the production cost. The supply water agency spends Tk 8.90 on the production of a unit of water, or 1,000 litres, and sells it to household consumers for Tk 6.81 a unit and to commercial consumers for Tk 1.366 a unit over a supply network spanning...
Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority incurred a loss of Tk 41 crore in the past five years due to non-revenue water loss, according to the audit report of the state-run organisation...
Solutions to the unsettled issues of transboundary rivers between Bangladesh and India lay in bringing the other countries, particularly the South Asian neighbours, into the discussion, said politicians, researchers and...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday imposed a permanent travel ban on former managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Taqsem A Khan over allegations of corruption...
Speakers at a discussion in Brahmanbaria have urged the youths to take effective measures to protect the rivers and water bodies of the country...