Dam

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan responding to reporters' queries after attending a board meeting at the River Research Institute’s circuit house today (27 January). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

China, India to be urged to consider Bangladesh’s interests during dam construction: Rizwana

If the Brahmaputra’s flow is reduced, the riverine nature of Bangladesh will face severe challenges, says the adviser

Rescue teams work amidst rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on January 7, 2025. Tibet Fire and Rescue/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Tibet quake highlights earthquake risk for dams on roof of the world

Workers are seen on railway tracks at a bridge over Yarlung Tsangpo river as they work on the construction of the railroad linking Lhasa and Nyingchi, in Tibet Autonomous Region, China November 26, 2018. Picture taken November 26, 2018. Zhao Lang/CNS via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

India says conveyed concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet

In dry season, only a narrow channel trickles through the Gorai river, exacerbating the salinity situation in the south-west. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Barrages vs reservoirs: Bangladesh's options in ensuring water security

Farraka barrage gates. Photo: Collected
South Asia

New Delhi bins rumours, fake videos on Farraka gates

Akhaura land port flooded on 21 August 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Floods in Bangladesh not due to release of waters from dam, says India

Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh. Photo- The Business Standard
Crime

ACC asks ministry to investigate alleged irregularities by 4 DAM officials, including DG

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Committee formed to assess damage from flooding of forest land to create lake in Ctg

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

18 sued over submersion of forest land to create lake in Ctg

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected
Court

Remove dams across Navganga river: HC

File Photo
Bangladesh

40 metres of spur dam in Sirajganj washed away in Jamuna

Photo: Collected/UNB
Bangladesh

Damaged dams: As cyclone brews in bay, the last line of defense lies vulnerable

A shoreline exposed by low water levels at the Roskreppfjorden dam in Sirdal, Norway in September.Photographer: Carina Johansen/Bloomberg
China

How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment