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 Fish have been replaced by human and industrial waste.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 ...

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, ...

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has completed the construction of a flood-resilient settlement for ...

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DHAKA (Reuters) - The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) asked India on Saturday to scrap a controversial dam project on a common river which experts say could make two rivers in ...

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 ...

As India launched a revision of its voter rolls, checking eligible voters were enrolled and ensuring ineligible voters were ...

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.