Teesta River

Youth grow crops in Teesta's sandy chars with group efforts

The members of a co-operative organisation brought success in group farming by using unused sandy chars of Teesta river

New canals from Teesta / The hydro-hegemony in South Asia

India also gets to exploit Bangladesh based on its technological projects.

'Teestar Kanna' brings Teesta shoal residents to tears

Poet and writer Ishor Dulon Roy, author of Teestar Kanna, told The Daily Star that many of his relatives live on the Teesta shoal. Once they were all rich, all now lost to the river erosion.

Teesta / The Name of a Plundered River

West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the Teesta River for irrigation, and set up two hydropower projects on its tributary.

Teesta sorrows everflowing

When Bangladesh and India were about to ink a deal on sharing the Teesta water in 2010, people living by the river in Rangpur region dreamt of better days.

Teesta erosion: nothing left to lose

Residents in Kurigram’s Bajra union now below poverty line after losing all to erosion by Teesta river.

Water flows in Teesta above danger level

Water flows of Teesta River alarmingly cross the danger level at Dalia point of Nilphamari district this morning near Teesta barrage inundating vast crops fields and homesteads in the low-lying areas and 15 shoals of Dimla and Jaldhaka upazila.

Lokman Ali brings hope for underprivileged children of Teesta bank

This is a story of a landless 63-years-old teacher Lokman Ali. In a remote corner of the country, on the bank of Teesta, he is spreading the light of education among children.

Feni water given; wait on for Teesta

With Dhaka eagerly waiting for the signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal, Bangladesh and India yesterday signed an MoU allowing India to take 1.82 cusec water from the Feni river.

April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023

Youth grow crops in Teesta's sandy chars with group efforts

The members of a co-operative organisation brought success in group farming by using unused sandy chars of Teesta river

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

The hydro-hegemony in South Asia

India also gets to exploit Bangladesh based on its technological projects.

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

'Teestar Kanna' brings Teesta shoal residents to tears

Poet and writer Ishor Dulon Roy, author of Teestar Kanna, told The Daily Star that many of his relatives live on the Teesta shoal. Once they were all rich, all now lost to the river erosion.

March 13, 2023
March 13, 2023

The Name of a Plundered River

West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the Teesta River for irrigation, and set up two hydropower projects on its tributary.

September 5, 2022
September 5, 2022

Teesta sorrows everflowing

When Bangladesh and India were about to ink a deal on sharing the Teesta water in 2010, people living by the river in Rangpur region dreamt of better days.

June 6, 2021
June 6, 2021

Teesta erosion: nothing left to lose

Residents in Kurigram’s Bajra union now below poverty line after losing all to erosion by Teesta river.

June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020

Water flows in Teesta above danger level

Water flows of Teesta River alarmingly cross the danger level at Dalia point of Nilphamari district this morning near Teesta barrage inundating vast crops fields and homesteads in the low-lying areas and 15 shoals of Dimla and Jaldhaka upazila.

October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019

Lokman Ali brings hope for underprivileged children of Teesta bank

This is a story of a landless 63-years-old teacher Lokman Ali. In a remote corner of the country, on the bank of Teesta, he is spreading the light of education among children.

October 6, 2019
October 6, 2019

Feni water given; wait on for Teesta

With Dhaka eagerly waiting for the signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal, Bangladesh and India yesterday signed an MoU allowing India to take 1.82 cusec water from the Feni river.

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.