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Dhaka, Bangladesh: Fastest Growing City in the World
A five-part, multimedia series on the coming dystopia that is urbanisation. By Erik German and Solana Pyne - GlobalPost DHAKA, Bangladesh — The future is here, and it smells like burning trash. As the evening call to prayer echoes across … Continue reading
Posted in The Buriganga River, culture, governance, health, heritage, livelihoods, photography, pollution, rivers, sanitation, water
Tagged dhaka, energy demands, megacities, migration, overcrowding, poverty, rapid urbanisation
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Pollution warnings fall on deaf ears
By Pinaki Roy in The Daily Star Despite making repeated pledges, many of the industries, especially those of fabrics, dyeing and tannery, continue polluting rivers, canals and other wetlands in the city just to boost their profit, say Department of … Continue reading
Posted in The Buriganga River, conservation, fish, fresh water, governance, health, livelihoods, pollution, rivers, technology, water, waterways
Tagged Department of Environment, dyeing, effluent treatment plant, fabric dyeing industries, tannery, The Balu River, The Bangshai River, The Shitalakhya River, The Turag River
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A choking hell?
Md. Asadullah Khan in The Daily Star Point Counterpoint The overall situation in Bangladesh is highly alarming. Poverty, over-population, over exploitation of scanty natural resources, noxious emissions and toxic effluents from factories and smoke-belching vehicles, coupled with natural disasters, are … Continue reading
Posted in The Buriganga River, encroachment, governance, health, land grabbing, livelihoods, opinion, pollution, rivers, sanitation, transportation
Tagged Amin Bazar, Ashulia, bangladesh, Basabo, beacon, Dhaka City, extortion, hijacking, murder, Narayanganj, no drinking water, no electricity, no fuel, no toilet facilities, The Narayanganj River, The Shitalakhya River, Tongi
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Hilsa becomes abundant in Meghna
Al Imran Shovan for bdnews24.com Chandpur, Aug 14 (bdnews24.com) — Hilsa has become abundant in river Meghna in Chandpur with heavy rainfall over the past few days. Although Hilsa is rare in the beginning of August, it has increased markedly … Continue reading
Posted in The Buriganga River, biodiversity, fish, fisheries, flora and fauna, fresh water, livelihoods, rivers, water, waterways
Tagged Boro Station, Fish Research Institute, Hilsa, The Hilsa fish
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World Bank to the aid of world’s largest mangrove forest
The Hindu The World Bank (WB) is helping Bangladesh carry out a series of studies to develop a programme for sustainable development of the Sundarbans, the world’s single largest mangrove forest in the country’s south-western part. A comprehensive plan based … Continue reading