drinking water

drinking water

75% of women living in Dhaka’s slums reported suffering symptoms of heat stress including dizziness, dehydration and abnormal heart rates. Photo: TBS

One in four people globally lack access to safe drinking water: UN

In 2024, some 89 countries had universal access to at least basic drinking water

The Participatory Research and Action Network (PRAN) organised a workshop on rights to safe water in Khulna on Saturday (2 November). Photo: TBS

Separate policy needed to address water crisis in coastal areas: Speakers

A man rows a boat in a flooded area of Lakshmipur. Photo: Sana Ullah Sanu/TBS

Over 300 villages in Lakshmipur cut off, cry for drinking water

People in Cumilla’s Burichang are evacuating their homes for higher grounds as floodwaters rise. File Photo: TBS

Water all around, but no water to drink in Cumilla

Courtesy of this unique act of kindness spreading across the capital, many are finding it a little easier to cope with the ongoing heatwave. Photo: Miraz Hossain

When drinking water becomes a form of charity

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DMP providing drinking water amid heatwave

A man in Dashmi Para in Chuadanga’s Damurhuda Sadar upazila attempts to draw water from an unused well, locally known as 'Indara', amidst the district's water scarcity during the prevailing heatwave. Photo: TBS

Chuadanga's water crisis worsens amid heatwave

Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

US sets first standard to curb 'forever chemicals' from drinking water

Tasneem Chowdhury Fahim (left) and Md Mainul Islam (right). Sketches: TBS

Hope from heavens: Rainwater harvesting can solve coastal water scarcity

Women in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila walk to a solar-powered pond sand filter plant in Goualmath village to fetch drinking water. More than 30,000 people from 25 surrounding villages buy freshwater from the plant for Tk1 per pitcher as the area’s groundwater is often salty and contaminated with arsenic. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Saline water woes: Innovative projects transform coastal lives

A traditional 100-litre earthen storage next to BRAC’s 2,000-litre rainwater harvesting system. Photo: Ashraful Haque

The 'small' problem of setting up big drinking water projects

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Does drinking water before meals really help you lose weight?

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Confronting the global water crisis