Dam

In dry season, only a narrow channel trickles through the Gorai river, exacerbating the salinity situation in the south-west. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Barrages vs reservoirs: Bangladesh's options in ensuring water security

While there have been proposals and initiatives to build barrages as a solution to water scarcity and flooding caused by India’s upstream water control, experts also weigh in on alternatives such...

Farraka barrage gates. Photo: Collected
South Asia

New Delhi bins rumours, fake videos on Farraka gates

Akhaura land port flooded on 21 August 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Floods in Bangladesh not due to release of waters from dam, says India

Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh. Photo- The Business Standard
Crime

ACC asks ministry to investigate alleged irregularities by 4 DAM officials, including DG

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Committee formed to assess damage from flooding of forest land to create lake in Ctg

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

18 sued over submersion of forest land to create lake in Ctg

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected
Court

Remove dams across Navganga river: HC

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Bangladesh

40 metres of spur dam in Sirajganj washed away in Jamuna

Photo: Collected/UNB
Bangladesh

Damaged dams: As cyclone brews in bay, the last line of defense lies vulnerable

A shoreline exposed by low water levels at the Roskreppfjorden dam in Sirdal, Norway in September.Photographer: Carina Johansen/Bloomberg
China

How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment

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Middle East

In drought-hit Iraq, a dam threatens to swallow farmland

Zelenskiy calls on West to warn Russian not to blow up dam
Europe

Zelenskiy calls on West to warn Russian not to blow up dam

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Bangladesh

1,500 people, including locals, volunteers and officials working to repair Kholpetua River dam