rivers in Bangladesh

37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak

The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.

Dried-up Teesta continues to haunt farmers

Bangladesh needs to find a realistic solution to a persistent problem

The sorry state 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.

WORLD RIVERS DAY / Can we reimagine rivers before it is too late?

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

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / An invaluable resource on char dwellers of deltaic Bangladesh

In the contemporary discourse on Bangladesh, its cultural legacies have overtaken its identity as a land of six seasons or as a riverine country.

The Story of Teesta

The Teesta River, originating in the Himalayas, travels a long way through the mountains and plain land before reaching Bangladesh.

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak

The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.

January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023

Dried-up Teesta continues to haunt farmers

Bangladesh needs to find a realistic solution to a persistent problem

September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022

The sorry state 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.

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.

April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022

An invaluable resource on char dwellers of deltaic Bangladesh

In the contemporary discourse on Bangladesh, its cultural legacies have overtaken its identity as a land of six seasons or as a riverine country.

August 17, 2019
August 17, 2019

The Story of Teesta

The Teesta River, originating in the Himalayas, travels a long way through the mountains and plain land before reaching Bangladesh.