Padma river
Our dying Padma
The mighty Padma now lies as a pale imitation of its former self. Depletion in the flow of water from upstream, along with deposition of silt, has choked the riverbed, rendering it nearly unrecognisable.
What went right for Rajshahi?
The city's recent eye-catching developmental transformation has been a matter of curiosity for many.
The great Padma story
Shorn of its sacred grandeur the Padma has embraced its secularised and earthier image with some muscularity, audacity and flair.
Padma Bridge a landmark achievement for Bangladesh: Russian Embassy
The Russian Embassy in Dhaka today said Padma Bridge is a game changer as it offers multiple opportunities in terms of regional trade, investments, connectivity, employment, tourism, and many other fields.
Bridges div forms committee to coordinate Padma Bridge inauguration
The Bridges Division has formed a 14-member "main committee" for the overall coordination of the inauguration ceremony of Padma Bridge on June 25.
Name Padma Bridge after river, not a person: PM tells Quader
Padma Bridge will be named after the mighty river after all, not after anyone, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.
Had to redo Padma Bridge design: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she had to redo the design of the 6.15km Padma Bridge, and increase its length, keeping in mind the characteristics of the mighty river.
Passenger vehicle drowns in Padma at Paturia ferry terminal
A microbus carrying passengers drowned in the Padma River today while it was getting on a ferry at Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj.
Padma water level measurement starts
Like previous years, monitoring of water level at different points of the Ganges and Padma, the two major rivers of India and Bangladesh, kicks off under the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty 1996.
Thousands stranded on the Padma
With her two children, Momtaz Begum were headed for Magura from Dhaka on Friday. By nightfall she reached Paturia Ghat, but she had to spend the night inside the bus because ferry services were heavily disrupted on Paturia-Daulatdia route thanks to strong currents in the Padma River.
T-groin in Rajshahi suspended for public due to strong current in Padma
Local authorities in Rajshahi suspend tourist spot T-groin, popularly known as T-bandh, for public due to strong current in the Padma river.
10,000 people stranded as Padma, Mahananda water level rises
At least 10,000 people are stranded in parts of the Chapainawabganj Sadar and Shibganj upazilas as the water level of Padma and Mahananda rivers increase further.
Padma, Mahananda continue to swell in north
The Padma and Mahananda rivers continued to swell in Natore and Chapainawabganj districts after India opened all the gates of the Farakka barrage following flood in Patna and 12 other districts, inundating new areas.
Vast area lost to the Padma
At least 50 homesteads, five educational institutions, one union health complex building and one union parishad building have been devoured in Madaripur’s Shibrampur upazila since Monday.
Schools, houses lost to erosion by Padma
Erosion by the Padma river has turned alarming in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj.
Rajshahi people protest move to grab Padma char
People of Rajshahi have formed a human chain protesting the prison authorities’ bid to grab at least 100 acres of char land in the Padma river in the city’s Sreerampur for building Prisons Training Academy complex.
Nor’wester: 3 missing found dead in Manikganj
Three persons turn up dead in the Padma river after going missing from Manikganj during trawler capsize in a nor’wester two days ago.
Padma bridge to be named after the river: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the Padma bridge will be named after the river as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled the proposal of naming the bridge after her.
Furious Padma threatens Naria
This Padma is not the river they know. At Naria of Shariatpur, 20km from the Padma Bridge construction site, it has changed abruptly for sure. Once relatively calm and quiet in the area, it turned into an all-devouring river in just a few years.
