Padma River

Padma River

File photo of woman rowing boat on Padma River. Photo: UNB

Bangladesh plans Padma barrage project with own funds: 1st phase proposed at Tk34,608cr

Foreign loans may be sought later

A freshwater crocodile was seen near the Padma River in Louhajang area of Munshiganj Upazila. Photo: Collected

After Manikganj, now crocodile spotted near Padma River in Munshiganj

File Photo: BSS

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry operations resume after fog halts movement for over 3 hours

Photo: Junayet Rashel/TBS

Where the Padma flows, so does the aroma of Molla’s beef khichuri

Photo shows sandbags placed on the riverbank to prevent erosion. Photo: UNB

All Daulatdia ferry terminals face erosion threat as Padma swells

Many people were forced to move away their homes due to inundation caused by the swelling of the Padma river. Photo: TBS

Padma erosion: Shariatpur homeless families face eviction from govt land

Several sections of the two-kilometre-long protection embankment on Shariatpur’s Zajira end of the Padma Bridge caved in or developed cracks, while landslides have occurred in some areas. Photo: TBS

Sudden erosion collapses Padma embankment in Shariatpur, 19 structures swept away in minutes

As the embankment began collapsing, locals started relocating their homes and businesses. Photo: TBS

Zajira residents flee homes as part of Padma River embankment collapses

Photo: Collected

Dead dolphin washes ashore on Padma River in Rajshahi

Normal water flow in the river is now visible only for three to four months a year. The water level drops to its lowest ebb at other times creating long sandy char across the river, making the living and livelihood of the people of char areas vulnerable. Photo: BSS

Padma water abnormally declining faster than last couple of years

A mobile court along with Coat Guard seized dredgers and bulkhead from the Mawa side of the Padma River on 8 October. Photo: TBS

3 dredgers, 1 bulkhead seized for illegal sand extraction in Padma River

Representational Photo: Collected

2 fishermen's bodies recovered from Meghna River in Monpura

People lost their homes due to severe erosion along the Padma River in Shariatpur’s Zajira upazila. Photo: TBS

Padma River erosion: Over 200 families lose their homes in Shariatpur