School teacher Rakibul Islam used to cross the mighty Padma at the Shilaidah point in Kushtia every day to reach his school.

Highlights: 56 lighter vessels with 90,000 tonnes of soybean seeds stranded at river ports The cargoes belong to multiple importers The hold-ups have contributed to a scarcity of raw materials for ...

Local residents have long been suffering while crossing the Kaliganga river in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila using ...

The interim government has taken the initiative to introduce the ancient river transport boat as a "cultural heritage" of ...

Highlights  Dhaka will propose water-sharing deal for 14 rivers Approval will be sought for dam repairs and dredging at 75 locations Govt to seek approval to use 153 cusecs of water from the Kushiyara ...

A meeting of the technical teams of the Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh began in Kolkata on Thursday (March 6, 2025) on the Ganga Water Treaty, which is due for renewal in 2026, an ...

A meeting of the technical teams of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) of India and Bangladesh commenced in Kolkata yesterday ...

A team of experts and officials from Bangladesh visited the Farakka Barrage on the Ganga on Monday and Tuesday to check the discharge of the river’s water to Bangladesh. The team was headed by ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday emphasized the need for collective action to restore Bangladesh's endangered rivers. "Restoring rivers is challenging, but it is possible. And we must ...

A technical delegation from Bangladesh went to Kolkata on Monday to discuss the sharing of water resources between Bangladesh ...

A Bangladesh delegation visits Kolkata to discuss water-sharing with India. The talks focus on the Ganges Agreement and ...

India has long underlined the responsibility of Bangladesh’s interim government to safeguard the rights of its minority ...