Bangladesh, often described as a land of rivers, is criss-crossed by more than 230 major and minor waterways. These freshwater lifelines are vital to the country's survival — fuelling ...

Shah Cement Dhaleshwari and Shitalakkhya River Encroachment: Shah Cement has been accused of illegally occupying over 24 acres of river land at the confluence of the Dhaleshwari and Shitalakkhya ...

Similarly, rivers in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna basin may rise during this period without crossing critical thresholds. Follow bdnews24.com on Google News Heavy rain ...

Sylhet, June 1 -- Water levels in Sylhet's Surma and Kushiyara rivers have crossed the danger level due to heavy rainfall over the past three days and onrush of upstream water, triggering fears of ...

Surma, Kushiyara rivers flow above danger level in Sylhet; flood fears loom . Surma was flowing at 13.69 metres at Kanaighat, ... Heavy rains raise flood risk in parts of Bangladesh: FFWC .

The Brahmaputra River is called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. It begins near Mount Kailash and flows through China, India, and Bangladesh before reaching the Bay of Bengal. For northeast, the river is ...

Demolition drive begins to restore two rivers in Vaniyambadi. June 25, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe ... The rivers flow through the town before converging with the Palar along the ...

Have we broken the natural contract between humans and rivers? The nature writer debates our relationship with the world’s waterways that inspired his latest book, Is A River Alive?

National elections in Bangladesh will be held in April next year, the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has announced, amid mounting pressure.

Water supplies in the Texas Hill Country are in a tight spot due to drought, with Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan currently 31 and 11 feet below their average levels, respectively. The drought is ...