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Dhaka, Delhi agree on water deal

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Paul Stewart

Sify Dhaka, Jan 10 (IANS) Bangladesh and India Monday said they have ‘removed all differences’ and agreed on a framework regarding a 15-year interim water-sharing treaty of two common rivers - Teesta and Feni - during the dry season. Delegations … Continue reading →

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A choking hell?

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Paul Stewart

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 →

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World Bank to the aid of world’s largest mangrove forest

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Paul Stewart

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 →

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Water wars: India, China and the Great Thirst

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Brett Ciccotelli

From SAIRA KURUP, TNN, The Times of India. Countries might wage wars over oil but the most valuable resource in the world is water. It’s the new oil, the colourless gold that’s at a premium because it is becoming scarce. … Continue reading →

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Life Along a Tide-Soaked Coast

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Paul Stewart

From ANNA-KATARINA GRAVGAAR and WILLIAM WHEELER from The Pulitzer Center Anna-Katarina Gravgaard and Bill Wheeler travel through rural Bangladesh, examining the lives of those intimately impacted by river erosion and rising waters along the low-tide coast. See the show here … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh plans new court to take on polluters

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Compiled by Azad Majumder, Anis Ahmed and Alex Richardson for Reuters (Reuters) - Bangladesh has proposed the setting up of an environment court with powers to jail polluters for up to five years, officials said Tuesday. They said the plan … Continue reading →

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Dredging in All Rivers Begins Soon

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Dredging Today Capital dredging in all rivers of the country will be carried out soon to revive the lost waterways by returning navigability. Many major and small rivers and tributaries are facing serious navigability problem as all the rivers got … Continue reading →

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In Low-Lying Bangladesh, The Sea Takes a Human Toll

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Yale Environment 360° Danish photographer and filmmaker Jonathan Bjerg Møller recently spent nine months in Bangladesh, chronicling the lives of people struggling to survive just a few feet above sea level. He traveled to the South Asian nation after hearing … Continue reading →

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