The Democratic Left Alliance will organize a national convention in Dhaka on May 23, demanding due equal share of water from 54 common rivers, including the Teesta. The national convention was called as part of its ongoing movement demanding due…
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Teesta flow marks pleasant dramatic rise: Success of long march?
India on Tuesday apparently increased the release of the Teesta water into Bangladesh. The flow of the Teesta water into the Bangladesh territory reached 3,000 cusec as of Tuesday afternoon, said executive engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board Mahbubur Rahman.…
Subservient govt won’t realise due share of Teesta
Terming the present government illegal and subservient one, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said this government would not be able to realize due sharing of water of Teesta river. “India has built 14 dams in…
BNP launches long march towards Teesta Barrage
BNP on Tuesday started its two-day long march towards Teesta Barrage from Azampur in the city’s Uttara area on Tuesday, demanding due share of the river water. Though the long march was scheduled to begin from Airport intersection, it finally…
BNP to hold six rallies during Teesta protest
BNP will hold six rallies during its long march to the Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari on April 22-23 to press for Bangladesh’s fair share of waters of River Teesta. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at…
B’desh faces water aggression for govt’s subservient policy: BNP
Alleging that India has established its full control over Bangladesh due to the current government’s subservient policy, BNP on Sunday vowed to face the ‘water aggression’ by the neighbouring country together with people. “Our government has given away India our…
Free Dhanmondi ground, environmentalists ask Sk Jamal Club
Environmentalists and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club officials are at loggerheads over the possession of the Dhanmondi Eight playground. The environmentalists are saying the club is trying to take control of the ground and demand that it be made available for…
Left parties demand fair share of Teesta water
Two left-leaning parties on Saturday called for movement so India allows Bangladesh its fair share of water from the Teesta River. They alleged that Bangladesh is not getting the fair share of waters of the common rivers, including Teesta, because…
Manzurul blasts govt for ‘subservience’ to India
Advisor of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Manzurul Ahsan Khan has said successive governments in Bangladesh have lacked the grit to bargain with India. The CPB leader made this angry remark at a rally in Sirajganj after a march…
CPB, BSD launch Teesta march
The alliance of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) jointly launched their three-day ‘Teesta march’ after a rally in front of the National Press Club on Thursday afternoon. The CPB-BSD jointly orgainsed the ‘Teesta March’ programme…
BNP Teesta long march Apr 22-23: CPB-BSD Thursday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage a two-day long march towards the Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari on April 22-23 demanding due share of the river water from India and protesting the government’s failure. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam…
BNP to stage long march towards Teesta on Apr 22
BNP will stage a long march towards the Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari on April 22-23 demanding due share of the river water. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programme at a press briefing on Wednesday at…
Solomon Islands hit by second quake
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands – less than a day after a similar strength tremor.
CPB-BSD 3-day Teesta March from Apr 17
The alliance of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) will launch a three-day Long March towards Teesta Barrage on April 17 demanding equitable share of waters of 54 common rivers, including the Teesta, flowing from India.
Mainstreaming disaster management urgent, say experts
Experts has stressed the need for mainstreaming the disaster management in policymaking to address the emerging natural and manmade calamities with a view to ensuring the country’s sustainable economic growth. “If we fail to mainstream the disaster management, we won’t…
Biodiversity in river basins discussed
Patna: Experts from Bangladesh and different parts of the country participated in the symposium jointly organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Patna University, and University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Saturday. As many as 47 participants discussed…
Dhaka Wasa produces 17cr litres surplus water daily: LGRD Minister
Currently, Dhaka WASA has a daily surplus of 17 crore litres of water, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told Parliament on Thursday. The Dhaka WASA has achieved a daily production capacity of 242 crore liters of water against…
Air pollution: High levels to spread across England
People with health problems are being warned to avoid strenuous activity after forecasts that air pollution will reach high levels in parts of England.
After 29 years of Ganga Action Plan, river turns dirtier
Juhi Chaudhary India’s most worshipped river, theGanga, continues to be the fifth most polluted river in the world, despite a 29-year-old clean-up plan Flowing over 2,500 kilometres across northern India and Bangladesh, the Ganga is revered as a goddess with…
Re-excavating work of ponds is progressing fast in Gaibandha
Re-excavating work of twoponds and construction of boundary and retaining walls of the Fish Seed Farm (FSF) of the district has been progressing fast.
Dhaka can house 1.75cr people ‘if DAP implemented’
Some 1.75 crore people could comfortably be accommodated in the capital by effectively implementing the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) without filling wetlands and low-lying areas as it envisages, according to urban planners. “As per DAP, about 1.75 crore people could…
Regional cooperation sought to address water problems
Water experts at a workshop in the city on Friday emphasized strengthening regional cooperation and sharing knowledge and experience to address water problems in the South Asian countries. It is imperative to have regional cooperation for river basin management targeting…
Groundwater depletion hits irrigation hard in northwestern dists
Rice cultivation in many northwestern districts have long been facing greater difficulties for inadequate irrigation during the dry or Boro season due to the depletion of groundwater table, reveal some recent surveys. This depletion of groundwater is actually linked to…
Optimum and safer use of pesticides underscored
Experts at a training workshop have underscored the need for optimum and safer use of chemical pesticides in crop fields to save the agro-products from poisonous contamination that causes harms to the public health.
Abnormal fall in Teesta water flow
Irrigation crisis hits Boro farming in Rangpur Irrigation on 60,500 hectares of Boro land under the Teesta Barrage project area is facing setback in the current season due to abnormal fall of water flow in the Teesta following unrestrained withdrawal…
Global warming not stopped, will go on for centuries: WMO
Geneva – There has been no reverse in the trend of global warming and there is still consistent evidence for man-made climate change, the head of the U.N. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Monday.
Stick filters out ’99 percent’ of bacteria from water
Kuala Lumpur – Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States are working with their counterparts in developing countries to produce an “economical and efficient” means of filtering out bacteria from water using plant xylem that…
Foreign minister rules out timeframe on Teesta deal
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Thursday the government is pushing India to sign the much-delayed agreement on sharing Teesta river water, but ruled out any specific timeframe. “The government’s diplomatic efforts are on to sign the Teesta deal…
‘Surface water key to meeting sustainable uplift goals’
GreenWatch Report Water professionals and experts at a day-long consultation in Dhaka on Saturday felt the need for conservation and harnessing of surface water with a view to ensuing sustainable development in water related sectors. They said that a section…
Do massive dams ever make sense?
By Lauren Everitt A new report from researchers at Oxford University argues that large dams are a risky investment – soaring past projected budgets, drowning emerging economies in debt and failing to deliver promised benefits. Do they ever really make…