The houseboat ban in Tanguar Haor aims to protect its fragile ecosystem from overcrowded tourism, noise, and pollution. While environmentalists support it, travellers feel stranded, sparking debate over sustainable tourism and effective policy enforcement.

Paradoxically, Bangladesh is also regarded by many as a test case of sustainable development.

The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"