Geneva, 30 March – The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is pleased to announce Ms. Unjela Kaleem as its new Head of External Affairs, Communications and Coordination.
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Patuakhali-Barguna Rakkhine Community fall in size
Dhaka – The Rakhine community in Patuakhali and Barguna has decreased significantly due to oppression and land grabbing by influential people in the areas, said a group of citizens who recently visited the areas.
Asia’s Water Politics Near the Boiling Point
In Asia, it likely will not be straightforward water wars. Prolonged water scarcity might lead to security situations that are more nuanced, giving rise to a complex set of cascading but unpredictable consequences, with communities and nations reacting in ways…
World Water Day Wednesday
Dhaka, March 22 – The World Water Day is being observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe Wednesday with a theme ‘Water and Wastewater’.
India Pakistan resume talks on Indus Treaty: Stakes are high
When on March 20-21, 2017, on the eve of the World Water Day, India and Pakistan’s Permanent Indus Commission met in Islamabad for its 113rd meeting, there is a lot at stake besides the immediate issues or even the Indus…
‘No ground water, manage waste water for drinking’
Experts at human chain programme yesterday stressed the need for proper management of waste water to resolve the drinking water crises instead of over relying on underground water.
Cabinet okays draft bill to bring discipline in land management
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Urban and Zone Planning Bill, 2017 aimed at brining discipline in land management and restricting the misuse of land in the country. The Cabinet gave the approval in principle at its regular…
Can India and Pakistan bridge differences over river pact?
By Juliet Perry and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN)For years, it’s been held up as a rare diplomatic success story between rivals India and Pakistan. But last year a long-standing river pact that governs how the two countries share crucial water…
Mideast may become uninhabitable?
By Baher Kamal Rome, Mar (IPS) – New evidence is deepening scientific fears, advanced few years ago, that the Middle East and North Africa risk becoming uninhabitable in a few decades, as accessible fresh water has fallen by two-thirds over…
Make Teesta deal condition for other treaties: BNP
The BNP yesterday demanded the government of giving a condition to New Delhi to sign an agreement on Teesta water sharing before signing any agreement with it during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India. Standing committee member Goyeshwar…
All the sustainable ladies: 10 women who will inspire you
As the effort to achieve equality for all women and girls continues this International Women’s Day, here are 10 women who are leading the global push towards climate action, genChinese revolutionary Mao Zedong’s popular saying proclaims that women hold up…
PM joins IORA Leaders’ Summit
From Golam Moin Uddin Jakarta (Indonesia), Mar 6 – The first-ever Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’ Summit formally kicked off here Tuesday morning under the theme ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable, and Prosperous Indian Ocean’. Indonesian President…
Dhaka wants to see IORA as tool for maritime cooperation
Bangladesh has said it sees the action plan of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) as a new avenue to make the organisation a vehicle for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. “Bangladesh is deeply committed to implementing and…
Singapore firm proposes to dredge BD rivers in exchange for sand
A discussion with a Singaporean company to dredge rivers in exchange for the excavated sand is underway, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud has said.He told the media at a programme in Dhaka Reporters’ Unity on Sunday that the government…
BAU Students stage demonstration for water
Mymensingh – Students of a male residential hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh yesterday staged demonstration on the campus due to lack of water supply in their hall.
Last bid to save BGMEA building rejected
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed by BGMEA seeking review of the court’s verdict that directed the authorities concerned to demolish the unauthorised multi-storey office building at Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
Why urgent review of Farakka Barrage necessary
GreenWatch Dhaka NewsDesk The demand recently made by the Indian state of Bihar to decommission the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges was positively scrutinised and some urgent steps were recommended to save Bihar from the recurrent flood problem attributed to…
One in 10 people think air quality bad even at toxic levels
• 38 out of 43 air quality zones across the country are breaching legal limits for air pollution • Friends of the Earth launches nationwide citizen science air pollution experiment Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK public…
Cement-laden trawler capsizes in river near Sundarbans
Dhaka, Feb 24 – A cement-laden trawler capsized in the Panguchhi River in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat district, near the eastern fringe of the Sundarbans early Friday.
Sindh people march to protect Indus River: SANDRP
Guest Blog by Muhammad Ali Shah, Dr. Aly Ercelan & Roshan Bhatti Sindh Peoples Caravan March 1-14, 2017 Protect Our Rivers and Delta Across the world the greed of capitalism has created water crises. Asia in general and South Asia…
Bihar officially demands decommissioning of Farakka
Dhaka – Bihar wants Farakka barrage to be decommissioned The Nitish Kumar govt has held the Farakka barrage in West Bengal responsible for heavy floods in Bihar and asked the Centre to decommission it to de-silt the heavily loaded upstream…
‘BD textiles hindered by inadequate gas, electricity, land’
Dhaka – Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Tapan Chowdhury has indicated three things as a hindrance of textile sector investment, these are, inadequate gas, scarcity of electricity and land deficiency.
Millions of preterm births linked to outdoor air pollution
Scientists have published a major study which links outdoor air pollution with 2.7 million preterm births per year. The study, which was led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, found that in…
Thousands evacuated in California as dam might collapse
Government issues emergency over “imminent” collapse of Oroville Dam’s spillway as thousands flee from their homes. At least 130,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States have been asked to evacuate as a spillway appeared in danger…
Bottle gourd farming on fisheries lands becoming popular
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Bottle gourd farming on fallow lands of fisheries is gaining popularity in the district of Bagerhat due to its less production cost.
BD, India, Bhutan deal likely soon for hydropower in Bhutan
Dhaka, Feb 3 – Bangladesh, India and Bhutan are likely to constitute a tri-nation joint venture for developing an 1100 MW hydropower plant in Bhutan. According to official sources, the three nations have already completed initial discussions to sign a…
Indian SC transfers case on cleaning Ganges to Green Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrapped up a PIL on cleaning of river Ganga and sent it to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for more effective adjudication. The apex court had been monitoring the issue for 31 years.
Flood sensor demonstrated at Lalmonirhat Digital Innovation Fair
Dhaka – People in flood prone areas can now be alarmed round-the-clock about the rise of the water flow in the river when it is above the danger level.The district’s Disaster Management and Relief office has invented a flood sensor…
Water can no longer be a free input: PM
Describing water as a wealth, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said it can no longer be a free input and infinite resource to production or development.“Water can no longer be a free input and infinite resource to production or…
Owner, master of sunken coal-laden ship prosecuted
Dhaka – The Department of Shipping (DoS) Sunday has prosecuted the owner and master of sunken coal laden vessel MV Aichgati that went under water at Fairway Bay near the Sundarbans on Friday morning. The DoS officials have primarily found…