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A canal in Satarkul is fenced and netted for fish farming, despite the Jalmahal Management Policy prohibiting the obstruction of water flow. Photo: Masud Al Mamun

Time to end the leasing of wetlands?

Leasing of wetlands in Bangladesh have led to severe environmental and social consequences, including disrupted water flow, increased waterlogging, and the displacement of traditional fishing...

Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan inaugurated renovation work on four canals in Dhaka North and two in Dhaka South on 2 February. Photo: TBS

Govt launches drive to restore 19 Dhaka canals before monsoon

Syeda Rizwana Hasan. TBS Sketch

Govt planning ‘Blue Network’ for Dhaka by restoring canals: Rizwana

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3 bodies recovered after being washed away in Ctg canals

Many canals and drains in Chattogram city, like the Chashma Canal in this photo, lack safety fencing. During the monsoon flooding, residents brace for accidents due to the unprotected banks. This photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Minhaz Uddin/TBS

Unprotected drains, canals in Ctg: What authorities really doing about it?

Police recovered the body of a child, who went missing on Saturday evening, from a canal in the Agrabad area of Chattogram city on 9 June. Illustration: Collected

Body of missing child recovered from canal in Ctg

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam at the Paris Canal situated in the capital’s Mirpur-11 on Wednesday (31 January). File Photo: Collected

Mayor Atiq for restoring occupied canals in his last year in office 

'Unplanned' canal excavation damages roads in Barishal

'Unplanned' canal excavation damages roads in Barishal

The ripple effect from the complete closure of any waterway can be felt thousands of miles away. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Canals aren't even the world's biggest shipping chokepoints

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Missing child found dead in canal in Chattogram

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam receives a crest after a seminar on “Transformative Change in Stormwater Management of Dhaka City” in Dhaka on 3 October 2023. Photo: Courtesy

Nature-based drainage system stressed to address Dhaka’s waterlogging

The mayor addressing as chief guest at a panel discussion organised by the Climate Parliament Bangladesh on Sunday. Photo: TBS

Canals of Dhaka North will be opened for water routes: Mayor

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Waterlogging in Ctg: Body of missing child recovered from canal after 17 hours