Brahmaputra river
The dumpster that once was a river
MMC must take action now to stop the trashing of a lifeline
10 April 2023, 04:00 AM
Kurigram boat capsize: 4 bodies recovered
Bodies of four people, who went missing following a boat capsize in Brahmaputra river in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram, were recovered today.
28 May 2020, 12:07 PM
Indian team due Aug 3 to take back washed away elephant
India decides to send a rescue team to Bangladesh on August 3 to take back the stranded elephant that came floating along with the currents of the Brahmaputra River.
27 July 2016, 13:01 PM
India to bring back washed away elephant
India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.
21 July 2016, 16:11 PM
A disaster-in-waiting
In a recent interview with BBC, India's minister of water resources Uma Bharti unveiled her government's massive plan to divert major rivers including the Ganges and Brahmaputra.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
India to 'divert rivers' to tackle drought
India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has told the BBC.
16 May 2016, 11:37 AM
71-km human chain formed to save Turag
Environmentalists form a 71-km-long human chain on the banks of the Turag River demanding an end to pollution and grabbing of the river.
26 December 2015, 11:18 AM
3 missing in Mymensingh boat capsize
At least three people including two students go missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river at Gafargoan upazila of Mymensingh.
25 July 2015, 11:18 AM
10 Hindu devotees killed in Narayanganj stampede
At least 10 Hindu devotees were killed in a stampede at the venue of the Astami Snan, a Hindu religious ritual, in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj, local police confirm
27 March 2015, 04:11 AM