Free-flowing rivers, the soul of South Asia
South Asia is a fascinating and important region for the world in numerous respects. Although…
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Bd inks MoUs with Holland for water-sector capacity building
Dhaka, Feb 15 (UNB) – Bangladesh and the Netherlands have signed two memorandums of understanding…
112 killed a year in waterway accidents, Minister says
Dhaka, Feb 14 (UNB) – A total of 4,732 people were killed in 639 waterway…
Dredging of 25 rivers underway, Minister tells Parliament
Dhaka, Feb 14 (UNB) – State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday told…
India to open Farakka for hilsa at spawning migration time
Dhaka, Feb 10 – India has redesigned a navigation lock at Farakka barrage over the…
India visit succeeds: Assurance on Rohingya, water sharing
Dhaka, Feb 9 (UNB) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday expressed the…
Dhaka wants Delhi’s steps for common river water sharing
Dhaka, Feb 8 (UNB) – Bangladesh has urged India to take steps for sharing the…
Transboundary climate adaptation with river basin orgs
Submitted by Christina Leb On Wed, 01/30/2019; co-authors: Sonja Köppel Water, climate, and finance know…
2 killed in Turag River boat capsize near Dhaka
Savar, Feb 7 (UNB) – A madrasah student and an unidentified man died as a…
282 structures razed to rivive Buriganga, Karnaphuli rivers
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Wednesday pulled down…
100 illegal structures on Buriganga river demolished
Dhaka, Feb 05 – The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Tuesday has demolished around…
Removing arsenic from groundwater: Let’s use the tools
HAMILTON, Canada, Feb 1 2019 (IPS) – Cost-effective technologies are available to remove arsenic in groundwater.…
Drive to free Karnaphuli riverbanks from grabbing begins
Chattogram, Feb 4 (UNB) -The district administration has started a drive to demolish the illegal…
Disqualify river grabbers from elections bank loans
Dhaka, Feb 03 – In a landmark verdict, the High Court on Monday disqualified the…
Debar river encroachers from polls, loan: High Court rules
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – The High Court on Sunday directed the Election Commission not…
Delhi invites Dhaka business community to Maritime Conclave
Dhaka, Jan 31 (UNB) – India has invited Bangladesh business community, particularly those from shipping…
Bd HC landmark verdict declares Turag river as living being
Dhaka, Jan 30 – In a historic verdict, the High Court on Wednesday declared the…
Recognise rivers as living beings: Green activists
Dhaka, Jan 29 (UNB) – Mentioning that rivers are being killed through unplanned development, encroachment,…
40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse
Brazil, Jan 27 (AP/UNB) — Hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore…
Tourist ship Silver Discoverer arrives Sunday in Sundarbans
Bagerhat, Jan 26 (UNB) – Silver Discoverer, a cruise ship operated by Silver Sea Cruise,…
Scientists to explore Indian Ocean depths
Bremeverhaven, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Scientists prepared Thursday to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission…
Recast of Delta Plan 2100 based on local experience urged
Dhaka, Dec 12 – The Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 came under serious scrutiny at an…
One killed in Barisal ferry accident in Southern Bangladesh
A launch passenger was killed and three others were injured as a launch hit another…
Community people to become Sundarbans dolphin saviours
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka, Jan 4 – The Bangladesh Forest Department has started forming dolphin…
Green tech to aid UNHCR supply of safe water to Rohingyas
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners have been turning to green and non-polluting…
Bd political parties pledge on water in polls manifestos
Dhaka, Dec 25 – The International Farakka Committee (IFC) New York has noted with satisfaction…
Nepal stops water project contractors from leaving country
Nepal’s government has stopped eight Italian contractors from leaving the Himalayan country in an effort…
Time to adapt to changing climate: What it means for water?
by Greg Browder As COP24 in Poland reaches its mid-point, it is becoming distressingly obvious…
Holy men fasting to death keep The Ganges alive
Over the past two decades, holy men in India have gone on dozens of fasts…
California, here we come!
by Nate Engle “California, here we come!” I was singing this phrase in my head…