Bangladesh River Pollution

Granting rivers legal status can redefine our relationship with nature

When a river becomes a legal subject, it can challenge harmful development, pollution, and degradation—forcing humans to respect its interests.

Hope for our rivers

Environment adviser’s words must be turned into action

A shrinking Buriganga is nature's wake-up call to us

Preventing and punishing river encroachers vital for its restoration

Save Sutia river from rampant pollution

Authorities must set up dumping ground in Trishal municipality

World Environment Day / Living in the land of dying rivers

What's happening to our rivers is not driven just by necessity, but also greed, a general disregard for the sanctity of life, and a reckless can-do-ism.

A river paying the price for our greed

The pathetic state of Atrai River shows how vulnerable our rivers are to greed and mismanagement

A river barely hanging on

Sutang's water has become so polluted that it can no longer be used

World Water Day / The politics and pollution of our rivers

Because the control of water and natural resources is no longer in the hands of the people, their use is eventually meant to benefit a particular class.

River pollution: It’s now all over the country

According to a new study, at least 56 rivers flowing through different parts of the country are suffering from extreme pollution during the lean period -- when natural flows of rivers are at their lowest

March 15, 2025
March 15, 2025

Granting rivers legal status can redefine our relationship with nature

When a river becomes a legal subject, it can challenge harmful development, pollution, and degradation—forcing humans to respect its interests.

September 8, 2024
September 8, 2024

Hope for our rivers

Environment adviser’s words must be turned into action

March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024

A shrinking Buriganga is nature's wake-up call to us

Preventing and punishing river encroachers vital for its restoration

December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023

Save Sutia river from rampant pollution

Authorities must set up dumping ground in Trishal municipality

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

Living in the land of dying rivers

What's happening to our rivers is not driven just by necessity, but also greed, a general disregard for the sanctity of life, and a reckless can-do-ism.

April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023

A river paying the price for our greed

The pathetic state of Atrai River shows how vulnerable our rivers are to greed and mismanagement

April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023

A river barely hanging on

Sutang's water has become so polluted that it can no longer be used

March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023

The politics and pollution of our rivers

Because the control of water and natural resources is no longer in the hands of the people, their use is eventually meant to benefit a particular class.

March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023

River pollution: It’s now all over the country

According to a new study, at least 56 rivers flowing through different parts of the country are suffering from extreme pollution during the lean period -- when natural flows of rivers are at their lowest

November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022

Another river doomed to go extinct

Government must save Haridaya River before it’s too late