Recent data, however, shows that the situation is deteriorating further -- and may be worse than previously imagined. A study ...

Even sluice gates and service canals are contaminating major rivers like Buriganga and Shitalakhya by channelling pollutants ...

Despite being known for its many rivers and tributaries, Bangladesh has historically fared very poorly in retaining the ...

Three years ago, when the National River Conservation Commission revealed a mind boggling number of 65,127 grabbers feasting ...

DHAKA, Feb 8, 2025 (BSS) – Highlighting the interim government’s success in environmental protection in last six months, ...

Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, said, "If we imagine Dhaka city as the human body, the canals are the veins and arteries. With collective efforts, we must ...

THE River Buriganga is faced with a slow death. Various public agencies responsible for containing river pollution have not ...

The harsh reality for the millions of people living in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is that every breath they take puts their health at risk. The city is at the top of the world's most polluted ...

DHAKA, Feb 2, 2025 (BSS) – Adviser for water resources, environment, forest and climate change Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said all canals of Dhaka should be revived to make them lifeline of the capital.

Every monsoon, Dhaka’s streets flood, reminding its residents of the canals lost to urban sprawl. Past efforts to reclaim these waterways have seen limited success, but a new plan focusing on communit ...

At 11am on Saturday, IQAir said Dhaka’s AQI stood at 198, ranking fourth worst in the world in terms of air pollution. Only three cities ranked worse – India’s Kolkata, Delhi, and Mumbai.