Padma

Padma

Representational image. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Govt bans fishing in Padma-Meghna for 2 months to protect jatka hilsa

To support affected fishermen, 39,400 of them will receive VGF rice assistance, 40 kg per month for four months (February to May), totalling 160 kg per person

A freshwater crocodile, declared extinct in Bangladesh, photographed by wildlife photographer and rescue worker Umme Khadija Eva in Padma in Rajshahi on 16 October. Photo: Umme Khadiza Eva

Extinct freshwater crocodile sighted in Padma after decades

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan and Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed visit the Padma River on 11 June in Shariatpur. Photo: TBS

Army, Coastguard will be deployed to protect Padma by stopping illegal sand extraction: Adviser Fouzul

Photo: UNB

Sunk bulkhead in Padma: Private diving team recovers bodies of 2 missing workers

Representational image. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

2-month fishing ban in Padma-Meghna to start 1 March

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sadrul Hasan. Photo: Collected

Body of one missing ASI recovered from Padma after 34hr; another still missing

Due to the malfunctioning signal system, trains are unable to stop at designated platforms, forcing passengers to board and disembark from the tracks, leading to heightened risk. Photo: Collected

Cable theft disrupts Padma rail link: Signal system malfunction poses accident risk

Photo: Collected

Transmission tower gets devoured by eroding Padma in Kushtia

Representational Photo: Collected

Padma-Meghna rivers flowing below danger level in Chandpur

Transport worker dies after falling into River Padma on 29 March 2024. Photo: UNB

Transport worker dies falling in Padma River

Fishermen prepare their boat. Photo: UNB

2 month ban on fishing in Padma-Meghna sanctuary starts 1 March

Rescue operations resume in Munshiganj trawler capsize at 7am on 6 August. Photo: Md Moinuddin Ahmed Shumon

8 dead, several missing in Munshiganj picnic trawler capsize

Representational image. Photo: Collected.

2 college students go missing in Padma