River-pollution

Senior officials, including the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and an additional secretary to the government, have inspected the riverbank areas near Islambagh and Kamrangirchar along the Buriganga River to implement High Court directives. Initiatives have been taken to remove plastic and other waste from the riverbank and establish effective and sustainable measures to prevent waste from being dumped there again. In an order issued on September 2 in c...

Since Thursday, hilsa has been caught in large quantities in various areas near Char Fasson. In a single net, 2 to 3 maunds of hilsa are being caught. Strangely, throughout the entire monsoon season of 2026, not even a trace of hilsa was seen. People bought small jatka at high prices. Meanwhile, Indian hilsa was imported. It came from Gujarat. The people of Gujarat do not really eat hilsa. So, it seemed as if we had struck gold! Later it was learned that hilsa from Myanmar was also being importe...

Human waste is supposed to flow through drains to treatment plants. After treatment, the liquid is supposed to be discharged into rivers. In reality, there is no proper route for waste to reach treatment plants. The number of plants is also insufficient. As a result, untreated toxic waste is flowing directly into water bodies. This is spreading diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid and jaundice. To address the crisis, Dhaka WASA adopted a master plan in 2012. The goal was to build a 100 perc...

The government has taken the initiative to relaunch passenger water bus services on the rivers surrounding the capital, Dhaka. However, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh  Rabiul Alam said major challenges including river pollution, navigability problems, infrastructure limitations, and attracting passengers must be addressed before the initiative can be implemented. He said the goal is to finalize the necessary planning within the next two to three months and involve the private se...