A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in southern Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 72 injured, as passengers jumped off the vessel and swam in cold waters to ...

Bhola, in southern Bangladesh, has been called climate change’s ‘ground zero’, where its effects add to impoverishment and ...

Bangladesh’s adaptive approach to river erosion management, developed through decades of research by institutes such as CEGIS, IWM, NHC, and Deltares uses predictive analysis, geobag-based protection, ...

KURIGRAM, Bangladesh (Reuters) -On an overcast morning, Nurun Nabi loads bamboo poles and tin sheets onto a wooden boat. His home, built just a year ago on a fragile island in the Brahmaputra River, ...

This footage reveals the harsh reality of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Once a vital lifeline for the city, it is ...

STORY: The ‘Old Ganges’ in Bangladesh is a ‘dead river’. Fish have been replaced by human and industrial waste. But for many, this is home and they still depend on the toxic water to live, bathe and ...

Most of the rivers in the Meghna basin of Bangladesh are rising, though they are below danger level except at one point. Surma river registered an increase in water level at all the three points, ...

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Bangladesh and India signed a protocol in 1972 for using waterways through 11 different routes to carry goods. Only three of the designated 11 routes are in regular use at present, as most of the ...

When Rivers Swallow Land: Bangladesh’s Endless Battle With Erosion By Ruma Paul KURIGRAM, Bangladesh (Reuters) -On an overcast morning, Nurun Nabi loads bamboo poles and tin sheets onto a wooden boat.