Water Pollution

Water Pollution
The Tigris river flows under the Ahrar bridge in the central Karkh district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on 24 July, 2022

Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq's mighty river drying up

It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilisation itself. But today the Tigris is dying

A girl drinks water at a school

Rainwater no longer safe to drink due to chemicals: Study

Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS that exceed the latest guidelines, according to a new study by Stockholm University scientists

Flood victims receive relief materials distributed by Border guard members in a flooded area following heavy monsoon rainfalls in sunamganj on June 24, 2022.

3.5m Bangladeshi children lack safe water after floods: UN

UNICEF needs $2.5 million quickly in order to fund its emergency response

In this picture taken on 6 March 2022, industrial effluents enter a canal that leads to the Shitolokkhya River in Narayangong

Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh’s garment-driven economic boom

In the half-century since a devastating independence war left its people facing starvation, Bangladesh has emerged as an often unheralded economic success story

Waterlogging in Dhaka

Plastic and polythene pollution Plastic causes waterlogging in mega cities including Dhaka

Use of plastic in the country multiplied three times in between 2005 and 2022. Plastic is responsible for different ailments including skin diseases, high blood pressure and nervous system disorders

People breath in polluted Dhaka air.

Air pollution worst in Shahbagh, better near Sangsad Bhaban

Before the rains, air pollution is the highest in Shahbagh. And during the monsoon, the air pollution is the worst in Mirpur Section 10. And after the rains it is the worst in Tejgaon

Aerial view of Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taken on 23 March, 2022. Situated at the heart of Rio, Guanabara Bay is one of the most postcard-gorgeous spots on Earth, but urban sprawl has badly damaged it.

Rio launches clean-up of gorgeous, filthy bay -- again

Cold beer in hand, the sun shining, Edson Rocha seems to have everything for a beautiful day at the beach.

Md Manjurul Kibria

Interview Biodiversity at stake in Halda river

Halda river is one of the most prominent fish breeding grounds in the country. However, the restrictions given by the fisheries and livestock ministry are being overlooked

Fungistanbul band member Herman Artuc plays one of his instruments made with waste of cannister in Istanbul on 8 November, 2021

'Trash music': Turkish band recycles rubbish into sounds

Fungistanbul, a trio that began experimenting with a sound they call "Trash Oriental" in 2019, have joined a growing global movement of groups that bang, strum and blow into things they find in ...

Britain's President for COP26 Alok Sharma speaks at a press conference at the close of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on 13 November 2021

Climate change COP26 strikes hard-fought deal but UN says ‘not enough’

The deal called on all countries to accelerate their emissions cuts by submitting new national plans by 2022, three years earlier than agreed in Paris

Itna-Mithamoin-Austagram all-weather road in Kishoreganj

Littering threatens haor environment in Kishoreganj

The all-weather Itna-Mithamoin-Austragram road is attracting growing number of tourists to the haor, now a popular tourist destination. It has also become a source of widespread littering by visitors ...

Illegal encroachment and pollution has shrunk the River Buriganga

Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UN

The WMO stressed that over the last 20 years, the levels of water stored on land -- on the surface, in the subsurface, in snow and ice -- had dropped at a rate of one centimetre per year

Liquid waste is dumped into Karnaphuli river in Fisheryghat area of Chattogram on 25 September 2021.

Public health threatened 'Toxic river water enters groundwater'

Along with the advancement of economy, the country is also seeing rapid urbanisation and industrialisation. But there is little being done to protect the environment and manage waste

Hyacinths hamper the movement of engine boats in Kaptai Lake, causing miseries to locals. The picture was taken from Tabalchharighat of Rangamati on 15 September 2021.

Kaptai Lake’s beauty, navigability clogged by water hyacinth

The water of Kaptai Lake has been severely polluted with water hyacinths. Local residents are getting infected with various diseases by using the water of the lake.

Scientists say the application of the technology could prevent fluoride toxicity in water supplies where the element occurs naturally at levels too high for human consumption.

New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production

The ability to remove fluoride with a relatively inexpensive filtering membrane could protect communities from fluorosis without requiring the use of high-pressure filtration or having to completely ...

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