Narayanganj, May 20 – Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) authorities brought down part of an over 100-year-old girls school to make room for a parking lot.
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Where the water is
Manzoor Qadir , Vladimir Smakhtin Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments do not embrace unconventional water resources, achieving that goal will be as difficult as getting water from a stone…
BD, S Asia on path of making millions of climate refugees
May 17, 2018 SANDRP Massive human induced freshwater redistribution with profound consequences. A 14-year (April 2002 – March 2016) NASA’s GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) mission has confirmed that a massive redistribution of freshwater is occurring across Earth, with…
IFC calls for over-all Teesta treaty, not sharing at border
New York, May 14 – The International Farakka Committee New York on Saturday called for a comprehensive treaty on the Teesta and other common rivers instead of signing a water-sharing at the border. The call was floated at an opinion…
শুধু পানি বন্টন নয়ঃ যৌথ নদীর অববাহিকা ভিত্তিক সার্বিক চুক্তি চাই
মোস্তফা কামাল মজুমদার বাংলাদেশের একটা প্রধান নদী তিস্তা। ব্রহ্মপূত্র নদের অন্যতম প্রধান এই উপনদীর উৎপত্তি ভারত-চীন সিমান্তে হিমালয় পর্বতের সাত হাজার একশত আটাশ মিটার উচ্চতায় অবস্থিত পাহাংগিরি থেকে। সুষম পানি ব্যবহারের লক্ষ্যে ২০১১ সালে এ নদীর যৌথ ব্যবস্থাপনার জন্য ভারতের…
Teesta on BD side has water swelling 2.5 folds overnight
Lalmonirhat, Apr 18 (UNB) –The water flow of the Teesta has increased about 2.5 folds at Teesta barrage point in Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat suddenly.
Over 1m people demand globally: Cut single-use plastics
Washington, DC, 18 April 2018 – More than one million people ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) are demanding that the world’s largest corporations reduce their production of single-use plastic.
Bangladesh’s air quality falling fast: report
DHAKA, April 18, 2018 – A global study has warned that the air quality in Bangladesh has been falling fast since 2010, taking the concentration of dangerous substance, known as particulate matter or PM 2.5, in the air to 10 times…
‘Save Mathabhanga-Churni River’ campaign in W Bengal
April 17, 2018 SANDRP On 10th April 2018 around 500 fishers assembled at Majhdia, a town bordering Bangladesh in the district of Nadia (W Bengal), to publicly voice their protest against killing of rivers Mathabhanga and Churni. Majhdia town reverberated…
The secret water war in Europe
Is water a commodity or a human right? Cities across Europe are fighting water privatisation. In 2010, water was officially recognised as a universal human right by the United Nations. However, the European Union has yet to do the same.
Wastewater treatment critical component of circular economy
The 8th World Water Forum was held in Brazil a few days ago. What’s ironic is that the more than nine thousand of us attending this Forum were discussing water-related issues in a city of three million grappling with a…
Harvest rainwater for development: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all concerned to create reservoirs to harvest rainwater during the monsoon to utilise it for the country’s development.“We’ve to work out a plan for creating ways to harvest the water that we get…
Five ways to halt critical land decay
Scientists warned Monday that land degradation imperils the health and well-being of billions of people, threatening food and water supplies while fuelling conflict, mass migration and disease spread.
New platform to support youth projects on water and climate
By Mario Osava Brasilia, Mar 23 (IPS) – Young people around the globe with good ideas on how to deal with water and climate challenges now have a platform to show their projects to the world and attract funding and…
Scientists to release first ever land health report
Scientists will publish the first-ever analysis Monday of the global state of land and its ability to sustain a fast-growing human population that relies on it for 95 percent of all food.
Massive farmer protest in Maharastra, India against water diversion
Scores of farmers from Vikramgadh, Dahanu, Jawhar, Mokhada and other areas in Palghar district under the aegis of the Surya Pani Bachav Samiti (SPBS) are on an indefinite fast at Palghar for the past three days to protest the state…
Boat capsizes in the Shitalakkhya: 5 bodies recovered
Narayanganj, Mar 25–The bodies of five young men were recovered early Sunday after a boat sank in the Shitalakkhya River following a collision with a cargo vessel in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Friday.
‘Riverine tourism has greater business prospects in BD’
Dhaka, Mar 24 – Speakers at a seminar on Saturday highlighted the prospects of riverine tourism in Bangladesh and urged the concerned government organisations to take effective measures to flourish the sector.
Working with nature to improve global water management
Danielle Nierenberg March 22nd is World Water Day (WWD), a day to celebrate one of the the world’s most precious resources and to raise awareness around global water issues. Every year, WWD coincides with the release of the World Water…
Will the next war be about water?
By Ramu Damodaran UN, Mar 19 (IPS) – One of the first resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on the location of the headquarters of the Organization, gives the United Nations “exclusive rights over the subsoil of land…
A whole new decade for water
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Mar 22 (IPS) – As old and new challenges continue to threaten its access, the UN has dedicated the next decade in order to protect a crucial but fragile natural resource: water.
World Water Day – Nature for Water
By IPS World Desk Rome, Mar 19 (IPS) – The UN General Assembly will launch the International Decade for Action: Water for sustainable development (2018-2028) on World Water Day, 22 March 2018. According to UNGA President Miroslav Lajcak, outlining his…
Pollution of ocean water: A growing concern
Mahmud Hafiz It was a shocking experience for an investigative environmental journalist to see the exhibits of foreign materials collected from stomach of a dead gray whale at the pacific science center, Seattle, USA. Because he is already aware of…
IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day
Rome, 21 March – On World Water Day 2018, a new report released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems in developing countries helps farmers reduce the impact from floods, droughts and…
Integrated approach to water management urged
DHAKA – Water experts at a seminar here today said the country needs to take integrated approach for ensuring better water management to protect the environment maintaining ecological balance of planet.
WHO launches health review of plastics in bottled water
Researchers found levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in tap water The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water…
40pc people worldwide face water scarcity
DHAKA – At least 40 percent of the world’s people are affected by water scarcity at present, with as many as 700 million people at risk of being displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030.
Four bodies found floating in the Bay
Dhaka – Some fishermen of Maheshkhali island here in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning found four bodies floating in the Bay of Bengal.
Clinker-laden cargo ship sinks in Rupsha
Dhaka – A cargo vessel carrying 1035 metric tonnes of clinker sank in the middle of the Rupsha River here in Khulna on Thursday afternoon.
‘Protect our rivers’ Manipur activists chant opposing dam
Imphal, March 14 2018: Slogans such as “Protect our rivers”, “Save Thoubal River”, “Save our future” were used as people marched along the Thoubal River today where a huge dam has been constructed by the government amid protest from the…