Water crisis

Vast demand for groundwater irrigation depletes drinking water wells, forcing many communities to struggle for months. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Bangladesh’s seasonal groundwater crisis is solvable

The demand for groundwater irrigation during Boro rice cultivation season creates annual groundwater shortages in Bangladesh. A long term multifaceted approach that incorporates flexible and region...

Severe water crisis hits 16 Ctg areas due to transmission line damage
Bangladesh

Severe water crisis hits 16 Ctg areas due to transmission line damage

Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan during a meeting UNOPS country director. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

UNOPS to collaborate with Bangladesh on water crisis in Ctg Hill Tracts

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Dhaka dwellers struggle with water shortages amid groundwater depletion

Generally, in summer, we need 250-260 million litres of water per day. But this year, it is over 280 million litres. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

The future of Dhaka's water

Project Ombu: Addressing Bangladesh's water crisis with sustainable solutions
Panorama

Project Ombu: Addressing Bangladesh's water crisis with sustainable solutions

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
Environment

Chuadanga's water crisis worsens amid heatwave

MV Abdullah had enough water for two months, crisis not severe: KSRM Group
Bangladesh

MV Abdullah had enough water for two months, crisis not severe: KSRM Group

Photo: Mohammed Minhaj Uddin
World+Biz

Water crisis threaten world peace; 2.2 billion still live without access to safe drinking water: UN Report

FILE PHOTO: Residents get their containers filled with drinking water from a water tanker supplied by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in a neighbourhood that is facing severe water scarcity, in the south of Bengaluru, India, March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Abinaya Kalyanasundaram/File Photo
South Asia

India stares at summer water crisis as reservoir levels slide

Water woes hit Ctg city as summer sets in
Bangladesh

Water woes hit Ctg city as summer sets in

MV Abdullah. File Photo: Shipspotting
Bangladesh

Concern grows over food, fresh water stocks on MV Abdullah

PKSF signed agreements with the 18 local NGOs in a programme at the PKSF Bhaban in Dhaka today (13 March). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

$30 million project underway to resolve water crisis, train farmers in Barind region