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Over time, many canals have become disconnected from larger river systems, encroached upon by settlements, or clogged by pollution and sedimentation. Photo: Collected

Why Bangladesh needs environmental foresight over populism

The ultimate success of the government’s canal restoration and 250-million-tree plantation initiatives will depend not on how impressive the numbers appear in official reports, but on whether they...

A representational map of Satkhira. Photo: BSS

13 injured in Satkhira clash over control of government canal

PM Tarique Rahman addressing a rally after inaugurating the re-excavation work of the Basia River in Kandigaon union under Sylhet Sadar upazila on 2 May 2026. Photo: PMO

All closed factories to reopen, overseas labour markets to be restored: PM

A portion of the Jamal Khan canal is seen filled with plastic bottles, polyethylene waste, and other objects, which ultimately obstruct the water body from flowing smoothly in any season. The photo was taken from Hem Sen Lane of the Jamal Khan area in the port city of Chattogram on Saturday. Photo: TBS

When will Chattogram canals flow again?

When farmers manage their local khals, the results are immediate. Photo: Courtesy

Community-led water management for a resilient Delta in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh

Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

Tk31cr project to map 30,000 canals across country

Illustration: TBS

Canals, climate and continuity: BNP to revisit Zia-era idea, but with higher stakes this time

With no proper drainage system, stagnant water turned the area into a breeding ground for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Photo: TBS

Shamasundori Canal: Rangpur’s 140-year-old lifeline dying in neglect

Photo: UNB

35 truckloads of waste removed from Hazaribagh canal under 'Cholo Khal Bachai' initiative

Photo: TBS

Protecting waterbodies key to Dhaka's survival: Rizwana

Footsteps Bangladesh, a development-based social enterprise that dared to take on the task of cleaning a canal, which many considered a lost cause. Photos: Courtesy/Footsteps Bangladesh

A dead canal in Dhaka breathes again — and so do Ramchandrapur's residents

On Sunday (27 April), a team from the ACC's Integrated District Office Chattogram-2 visited the CDA and CCC offices. Photo: Collected

ACC starts probe into Ctg authorities' negligence in death of child who fell in open drain

Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Shahadat Hossain speaks at a workshop at the city's Zilla Parishad auditorium on 25 February 2025. Photo: TBS

Canals being filled by garbage dumped from multi-storey buildings: Ctg mayor