River pollution in Bangladesh

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.

Dhaka needs a better waste management system

Newly inaugurated STP raises hope but much remains to be done

Greater effort needed to stop sand extraction from Teesta

Government must protect our rivers from being polluted, encroached or harmed in other ways

February 1, 2024
February 1, 2024

We cannot ignore the threat of microplastics

New study reveals harrowing level of microplastic pollution in rivers

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will

Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones

January 7, 2024
January 7, 2024

Save Bhairab River before it’s too late

One by one, our rivers are being killed

December 5, 2023
December 5, 2023

Rivers cannot be saved without honest efforts

Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role

November 19, 2023
November 19, 2023

Indifference is killing our canals

Cumilla EPZ authorities must answer for pollution of canals

October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023

Don’t punish bold public officials

Sacking of river commission chief sends the wrong message

September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023

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.

July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023

Dhaka needs a better waste management system

Newly inaugurated STP raises hope but much remains to be done

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Greater effort needed to stop sand extraction from Teesta

Government must protect our rivers from being polluted, encroached or harmed in other ways

April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023

A river paying the price for our greed

The pathetic state of Atrai River shows how vulnerable our rivers are to greed and mismanagement

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