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Bangladesh’s riverine identity is both its lifeblood and a burden. While these vital waterways sustain agriculture, trade, ...
Two decades ago Nurul Islam, 70, earned his living by fishing in the Buriganga river that flows southwest of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and was once its lifeline. Now, with hardly any fish to ...
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended all launch services on six key internal routes in Bhola for today (5 July) due to inclement weather. Due to the impact of seasonal ...
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Mongabay News on MSNTracking the return of critically endangered turtles in India’s Ganga RiverBy Mongabay.com A recent conservation initiative is closely monitoring the return of 20 critically endangered red-crowned ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized Monday in central Bangladesh, and authorities said two people died and at least 44 reached safety. Bangladesh Inland ...
Springing from the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is a burgeoning megacity. Already one of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world, Dhaka is ...
Compared to single-channel meandering rivers, multichannel braided rivers are often found in environments with sparse vegetation and coarse, shifting bars of sediment. Past research has called the way ...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build and was plagued by delays, political conflict, high costs and graft allegations.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized after being hit Monday by a larger vessel in a Bangladeshi river, killing at least 28 people, officials said. It wasn’t ...
DHAKA (Reuters) - It was once the lifeline of the Bangladeshi capital. But the once mighty Buriganga river, which flows by Dhaka, is now one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh because of ...
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