Kaptai Lake

Kaptai Lake

During the rainy season, Kaptai Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes in the region, becomes the final destination of hundreds of tonnes of waste from the Rangamati municipal town. Photo: Himel Chakma

Kaptai Lake: Final destination for Rangamati municipal waste

The municipality cleaners collect 30 to 35 tonnes of waste from the town and dump it in the area every day

A group of travellers kayaking at Kaptai Lake in Rangamati. Photo: Courtesy

Turning Dhaka rivers into a Kayaker's paradise

Representational Image. Collected

5 die in Kaptai Lake, 3 missing in Karnaphuli

Sedimentation is reducing navigability of the Kaptai Lake, while indiscriminate fishing by setting up hundreds of small enclosures to trap fish is affecting the natural fish breeding grounds of the lake. Photo: TBS

Fish breeding grounds of Kaptai Lake in danger

File Photo: Sheikh Hasina/ Reuters

PM inaugurates specialised ship ‘Gobeshona Tori’