Kaptai Lake

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Three-month ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake from 1 May 

Promodini Boat Life. Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS
Explorer

Promodini Boat Life: Where the water gently rocks you to sleep

Photo:TBS
Bangladesh

Fishing ban in Kaptai Lake extended till 10 August

Kaptai Lake. Photo: TBS
Economy

Fish production in Kaptai Lake falls, revenue drops Tk3cr

Kaptai Lake. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fishing ban leaves 4,000 Khagrachhari families in dire straits

Kaptai Lake. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fishing at Kaptai Lake prohibited for three months 

About 22,000 fishermen make a living by fishing in this lake. Photo: TBS
Environment

Fish diversity declines as safe areas dwindle in Kaptai Lake

The lake was created by artificially inundating hills, valleys as well as human and animal habitats. Photo: Mohammad Masum Al Mizan
In Focus

Kaptai from the sky

During the rainy season, Kaptai Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes in the region, becomes the final destination of hundreds of tonnes of waste from the Rangamati municipal town. Photo: Himel Chakma
Environment

Kaptai Lake: Final destination for Rangamati municipal waste

A group of travellers kayaking at Kaptai Lake in Rangamati. Photo: Courtesy
Thoughts

Turning Dhaka rivers into a Kayaker's paradise

Representational Image. Collected
Bangladesh

5 die in Kaptai Lake, 3 missing in Karnaphuli

Sedimentation is reducing navigability of the Kaptai Lake, while indiscriminate fishing by setting up hundreds of small enclosures to trap fish is affecting the natural fish breeding grounds of the lake. Photo: TBS
Environment

Fish breeding grounds of Kaptai Lake in danger

File Photo: Sheikh Hasina/ Reuters
Bangladesh

PM inaugurates specialised ship ‘Gobeshona Tori’