rivers

rivers

Photo: Mumit M/TBS

After Buriganga, tannery waste now pollutes Dhaleswari

Tanneries, using excessive amounts of water and lacking a solid-waste management system, are polluting the River Dhaleshwari

Photo: Collected

Rivers need to be protected: Minister

The sorry state of rivers has been caused by a lack of regular dredging. Photo: Md Minhaz Uddin/TBS

Many rivers on last legs for non-dredging, grabbing: Speakers

Photo: Collected

‘Government working to excavate 10,000 kilometers of waterways’

Haniyum Maria Khan.

Let the rivers flow naturally

The Shyok River meets the Nubra, to form Nubra valley that separates the Karakoram and Ladakh ranges of the Himalayas. It has become a staging post in the inexorable advance of climate change. Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg

New weather patterns are turning water into a weapon

Tin-shed houses have been built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River. Photo: Md Minhaz Uddin/TBS

‘River protection must continue under an umbrella project’

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

Turning Dhaka rivers into a Kayaker's paradise

File Photo of eviction drive. Photo: TBS

Countrywide drive on to free small rivers, canals