river pollution

A reckless exercise in harming nature

Jashore government employee must be held accountable for filling up a pond

A river paying the price for our greed

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

Rajshahi faces a hotter future

Authorities must prevent unplanned urbanisation from killing our cities

Stay Safe in the Heat

We must be careful and address underlying reasons behind it

A river barely hanging on

Sutang's water has become so polluted that it can no longer be used

A riverine horror show

Saga of three rivers a reminder of how catastrophically mismanaged our rivers are

Destructive ‘development’ efforts by Water Development Board

Our rivers are being attacked one after another. India's dams, river connectivity plans, and various projects undertaken within the country, encroachment and pollution are all taking our rivers closer to extinction.

Stop killing our 'sign of life'

Better water management can nourish people's lives

The land of polluted rivers

The authorities must take action now

March 12, 2023
March 12, 2023

Rhetoric cannot save our rivers

State minister’s words must be followed by proper action

January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023

Mahfuz Anam Writes: In ‘Smart Bangladesh,’ how smart is it to kill our rivers?

As if in vengeance we have been ferociously and relentlessly destroying our rivers in, what can only be termed as, a suicidal streak.

November 2, 2022
November 2, 2022

What good is the status of 'living entities' if rivers continue to be choked?

Government must take urgent steps to reduce plastic pollution

September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022

Can we reimagine rivers before it is too late?

It is a tragic irony that riverine Bangladesh has become the land of dying rivers.

June 4, 2022
June 4, 2022

Execution of law, accountability essential to save rivers: Speakers

Ensuring accountability of government agencies in-charge of conserving rivers, empowering National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), enhancing the institutional capacity, and executing concerned laws with political commitment are some of the essential factors to save the country’s rivers, speakers in a roundtable discussion have said.

September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019

Set up ETPs to stop dumping wastes into Buriganga: HC

High Court has directed owners of seven factories for setting up separate effluent treatment plants (ETPs) in order to stop dumping their wastes into the Buriganga river and to save it from pollution.

July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019

Halda Pollution: Ctg power plant fined

A peaking power plant in Hathazari has been ordered to suspend operation after officials found that it had been polluting the Halda river.

May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019

Bangladesh among countries with highest antibiotic river pollution: Study

Bangladesh is among the countries with the highest levels of antibiotic river pollution along with Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan and Nigeria, a study revealed yesterday.

May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019

Louhajang River: Textile mill fined Tk 51 lakh for pollution

The Alauddin Textile Mills, which had been polluting the Louhajang River in Tangail for long now, has been fined.

May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019

Louhajang River: Palette of pollution

At a certain location, the Louhajang River occasionally changes its colour. Sometimes it turns red, sometimes yellow, and sometimes purple. But it is not out of some natural event. It is man-made.