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Minister deceives people about drinking water: activists
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 17, 2021
Rights activists have criticised local government minister Md Tazul Islam for his interpretation of drinking water and drinkable water amid the Dhaka Water Supply and...
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India seeks to engage bordering states in finalising deal
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 12:10am on January 07, 2021
The Indian government on Wednesday expressed intent to engage its states bordering with Bangladesh in the process of finalising a framework agreement on sharing of...
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Dhaka WASA’s supply water failure worrying
| Updated at 12:00am on January 06, 2021
THE Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority chief has said that the agency supplies 10–13 per cent of its consumers with contaminated water. Such an...
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10-13pc water contaminated, says DWASA MD
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 02:04am on January 05, 2021
About 10 to 13 per cent of Dhaka city residents get contaminated water due to drainage line problems, said Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority...
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Bangladesh-India water sharing on back burner again
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 12:11am on December 18, 2020
Bangladesh and India were once again back to square one in resolving the protracted disputes over sharing of several common rivers, including the Teesta, after...
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Hydrocarbon deal likely, no water sharing in Hasina-Modi talks
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 11:56pm on December 11, 2020
Bangladesh and India are likely to sign at least four instruments, including one on setting a framework for cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector, during a...
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Perennial water crisis in Dhaka
| Updated at 12:00am on November 09, 2020
WATER crisis, an undeniable reality of Dhaka, has become evident again as people in many areas have reported that they are deprived of the supply...
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Water crisis in parts of city deepens
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 01:25am on November 08, 2020
Prevailing water crisis in different areas in the city deepened as the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority did not take actions to solve the...
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Protection of water bodies, greenery in DAP demanded
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:10am on November 03, 2020
Environmentalists and experts in a webinar demanded ensuring adequate water bodies and greenery in the proposed Detailed Area Plan of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha. Organised by...
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Moon richer in water than once thought
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:57am on October 27, 2020
There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published Monday raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on...