A meeting of minds on rivers

The recently held Dhaka summit, sponsored by the Global Infrastructure Research Foundation, addressed the critical question of exploiting the …

Not testing the waters

Case filed against British geological body for not providing information on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh's wells

Threat of mega quake looms large in Bangladesh

With the southeastern parts of Bangladesh experiencing a number of mild-to-moderate tremors since July 27, it is feared that a major earthquake …

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Poor communities in Bangladesh trade in paddy through the creation of grain banks

Pollution survey

Dhaka

BANGLADESH

The cost of pollution

Snail stench

ASSESSING GAS RESERVES

Pipped to the post

India loses Myanmar's natural gas to China, well almost

South Asia

South Asia

Will Human Rights turn around in 2019?

Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Only the Maldives shone …

2018 was an Annus horribilis for human rights in South Asia

Crackdowns on the Right to Freedom of Expression intensified in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Only the Maldives shone …

This Bangladeshi woman can tell you why the latest round of climate talks matter

Those who have lost much due to environmental disasters would want the Paris agreement to be a success

Sundarbans needs a development model sensitive to local biodiversity

Conservationists at an international workshop call for a paradigm shift towards eco-centric development to improve resilience of the fragile delta

Bangladesh ravaged by floods

Even as annual monsoon floods devastate Bangladesh, a plan formulated by the World Bank to prevent flooding is bogged down in controversy

The debate on interlinking rivers in India

India plans to develop its water resources by interlinking its Himalayan rivers with those in the peninsular region through 30 interlinking canal …

Changing genes make cholera pathogen indomitable

despite its genome sequenced three years ago, the cholera bacterium continues to dodge all efforts aimed at combating its menace. Now, scientists …

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Bengalis on both sides of the border agree hilsa from the Padma is far superior to hilsa from the Ganga

KILLING SLICKS

Clean direction

Pakistan and Bangladesh begin investing in clean fuels

SLOW POISONING

Arsenicosis Alarm