On World Rivers Day, we look into the current state of our rivers and how these once majestic rivers are being held hostage to greed and negligence.

Globally, Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding.

Once a thriving aquatic ecosystem, the Sutang river in Habiganj has now transformed into a toxic waterway due to indiscriminate industrial pollution from nearby factories.

The Rampal power plant began operation in late 2022 without an effluent treatment plant and has since been discharging untreated waste into the Pasur and Maidara rivers next to the Sundarbans.

The present leadership must prioritise the development of these two assets of Bangladesh for a sustainable and prosperous future.

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has issued a stern warning against the pollution of rivers by businesses.

Each day of inaction translates to more lives lost

Save the Shitalakkhya River from extreme pollution

The intense degradation of its water quality has long been detrimental to the environment and the river ecosystem. 

Pabna district administration in breach of jalmahal policy and High Court orders

Government must take steps to restore our rivers

It’s time for the government to take the death of our lifelines seriously

Rivers don’t live anymore, they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free -- or as a character in their own story, as told through poetry and music.

Cumilla EPZ authorities must answer for pollution of canals

Government must take stern action against those lifting sand from Jamuna, Meghna

Why is the law to stop illegal sand extraction not enforced?

Jashore government employee must be held accountable for filling up a pond

The pathetic state of Atrai River shows how vulnerable our rivers are to greed and mismanagement

Authorities must prevent unplanned urbanisation from killing our cities

We must be careful and address underlying reasons behind it