canal

Syeda Rizwana Hasan. TBS Sketch
Environment

Govt planning ‘Blue Network’ for Dhaka by restoring canals: Rizwana

Initial plan expected to be ready within next month

Members of the Fire Service and Civil Defence have recovered three bodies, including an elderly woman, her grandson, and an unknown child, who reportedly drowned in Chattogram canals in separate incidents.
Bangladesh

3 bodies recovered after being washed away in Ctg canals

Many canals and drains in Chattogram city, like the Chashma Canal in this photo, lack safety fencing. During the monsoon flooding, residents brace for accidents due to the unprotected banks. This photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Minhaz Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Unprotected drains, canals in Ctg: What authorities really doing about it?

Police recovered the body of a child, who went missing on Saturday evening, from a canal in the Agrabad area of Chattogram city on 9 June. Illustration: Collected
Bangladesh

Body of missing child recovered from canal in Ctg

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam at the Paris Canal situated in the capital’s Mirpur-11 on Wednesday (31 January). File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Mayor Atiq for restoring occupied canals in his last year in office 

'Unplanned' canal excavation damages roads in Barishal
Infrastructure

'Unplanned' canal excavation damages roads in Barishal

The ripple effect from the complete closure of any waterway can be felt thousands of miles away. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg Special

Canals aren't even the world's biggest shipping chokepoints

Representational Illustration: Collected
Bangladesh

Missing child found dead in canal in Chattogram

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam receives a crest after a seminar on “Transformative Change in Stormwater Management of Dhaka City” in Dhaka on 3 October 2023. Photo: Courtesy
Urbanisation

Nature-based drainage system stressed to address Dhaka’s waterlogging

The mayor addressing as chief guest at a panel discussion organised by the Climate Parliament Bangladesh on Sunday. Photo: TBS
Environment

Canals of Dhaka North will be opened for water routes: Mayor

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Waterlogging in Ctg: Body of missing child recovered from canal after 17 hours

Saleh Ahmed went missing in the canal at the Muradpur intersection of Chattogram city on 25 August 2021. The authorities concerned could not find the victim even in two years. The picture was taken from Muradpur on Thursday (24 August). Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Family of Saleh Ahmed, who drowned in drain, wants PM’s intervention to get compensation

Digging of a two kilometre canal aids marginal farmers in Jashore
Bangladesh

Digging of a two kilometre canal aids marginal farmers in Jashore