But funding support, guidance vital to maximise their impact
New study reveals harrowing level of microplastic pollution in rivers
Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones
One by one, our rivers are being killed
Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role
Cumilla EPZ authorities must answer for pollution of canals
Sacking of river commission chief sends the wrong message
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.
Newly inaugurated STP raises hope but much remains to be done
Why are authorities so negligent in saving rivers from polluters and encroachers?
Microplastics ingested by fish and humans posing serious health risks
Random projects cannot save our rivers, if commitment and coordination are lacking
Stop illegal sand extraction, save the Atrai River
DNCC’s indiscriminate dumping of waste on the banks of Turag River is inexcusable
By killing our rivers, we only hasten our downfall
Government must prevent disposal of waste and encroachment of rivers in Bangladesh
There used to be more than a thousand rivers crisscrossing through Bangladesh. Many of those rivers are now lost, mostly due to human interventions.
Authorities must shed their lax attitude to river protection and management
Only two decades ago, people bathed in the Hyderabad canal in Tongi, Gazipur.