A high-level delegation from Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) met Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie, MP, and State Minister Farhad Hossain Azad, MP, at the Bangladesh Secretariat on July 27, 2026, to discuss Bangladesh’s worsening river and water management crisis. Led by BAPA President Dr. Nur Mohammad Talukder, the delegation raised concerns over river … Read more…
Dhaka’s severe monsoon waterlogging is largely the result of institutional mismanagement, unplanned urbanization, and the destruction of natural water bodies and drainage channels, experts said at a seminar organized by the Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) at the Jatiya Press Club. Titled “Dhaka Is Drowning Not Because of Rain, but Due to Coordinated Mismanagement,” the seminar … Read more…
Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) will jointly organize a hybrid seminar on the proposed Ganges (Padma) Barrage Project on August 22 at 10:00 AM BDT. The event will be held at the CIRDAP Auditorium (2nd floor) in Dhaka and will focus on the project’s feasibility and potential environmental impacts. The seminar … Read more…
The 28th anniversary celebration of the Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) was held on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Jewish Center in Jackson Heights, New York. Organized jointly by BEN’s New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut chapters, the event brought together environmentalists, academics, cultural figures, and members of the Bangladeshi diaspora. One of the evening’s … Read more…
Discussions on renewing the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty should have started much earlier. It is unknown whether there has been any progress in this regard. These discussions should have been initiated at the government level several years ago. The proposal for the Padma Barrage will be suicidal if we fail to understand the nature of … Read more…
The Farakka and Gajoldoba barrages are grand proofs of the many negative impacts a barrage has downstream, and Bangladesh itself is a victim of it. Nazrul Islam writes on how barrages are going to turn into a mirage in Bangladesh. Confusion regarding the barrage Recently, some confusion has arisen regarding the main objective of barrages … Read more…
Global and regional factors are partly responsible for the current floods and waterlogging in Bangladesh, but the main cause lies in the various flawed policies followed internally. Bangladesh has been following these policies for almost 70 years. Consequently, it is not surprising that their accumulated consequences are manifesting severely now. Nazrul Islam writes about the … Read more…
In July 2026, southeastern Bangladesh experienced one of the region’s most devastating humanitarian and environmental disasters in recent years. Relentless monsoon rainfall triggered widespread flooding and landslides. Chattogram was hit particularly hard as on July 7, the city recorded 412 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours, its heaviest 24-hour rainfall in 43 years. More … Read more…
The Jatrabari-Gulistan Flyover (formerly known as the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover) opened on October 11, 2013. Authorities envisioned a monumental infrastructure achievement. It was designed to streamline traffic entering Dhaka from the southern and southwestern regions of Bangladesh. Built under a public-private partnership for Tk 2,108 crore, this 11.7-kilometer structure holds the title of the … Read more…
Sixteen years after the devastating Nimtoli fire, Dhaka remains highly vulnerable to similar disasters due to poor urban management, illegal chemical warehouses, and a widespread lack of public awareness. Experts, environmentalists, and government officials highlighted these ongoing risks during a seminar titled “Nimtoli Tragedy: When Will Deaths Caused by Negligence End?” organized by the Bangladesh … Read more…