Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Like Renuka's home, Brack installed 4,200 household-based rainwater harvesting systems, each with a capacity of 2,000 litres, in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district. According to the information of the organization, safe drinking water is being available to about 24,000 people including 11,520 women in Mongla Upazila. This facility has been provided under the project titled […]
Looking ahead, JTIB aims to further harness the potential of treated wastewater by exploring its use in factory fire pump sprinkler systems and toilet flushing mechanisms. Additionally, the company aims to pursue a zero-discharge strategy, with plans to implement a reverse osmosis (RO) system for full utilization of treated wastewater within its industrial processes. JTIB […]
The Fisheries Department said this could have serious implications as fish farming is done across the country and 57 per cent of freshwater fish is farmed in 2,519,872 ponds. Regarding using salt in ponds for fish farming, Alok Kumar Saha, Deputy Director, Fisheries Department, said, “We recommend using salt in ponds during winter because a […]
This year the weather became hotter at the beginning of Ramzan and hence the demand for water has increased, especially during Iftar and Sehri. But to the troubles of the city people, Dhaka Wasa is unable to supply water as per the demand. According to the report of Prothom Alo, the problem of water is […]
Chattogram WASA supplies water to 78,542 residences and 7,767 commercial establishments. He then charged each customer about 4,000 taka for the mechanical meter, and the cost of the new meter would also be passed on to the customers. Chattogram WASA argues that once digital meters are installed there will be no need for manual meter […]
prothom hello , What do you understand by water entrepreneurs? Asif Saleh: The function of water entrepreneurs would be to treat salt water in a small water treatment plant and supply it to those who can afford it. We want our model to spread. Funds are an important matter here. It is costing us US$5 […]
A man named Kashem Sardar prepares to catch fish by adding insects to the hook of his fishing rod. Although he is engaged in farming in the fields during other seasons of the year, he turns into a fisherman in the monsoon. Picture taken from Rakhalgachi area in Maligachhi, Pabna on 23 September.Hasan Mahmood
Hasin Jahan is the director of WaterAid Bangladesh. After graduating from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, he earned a master’s degree in water engineering and development from the UK and a postgraduate diploma in disaster management from the University of Dhaka. In an interview with Sheikh Sabiha Alam of Prothom Alo, she talks […]
The program concluded with a speech by Khairul Islam where he said, “The overall WASH situation in Bangladesh is better than that of its neighboring countries in South Asia. But Bangladesh still lags behind in ensuring access to safely managed sanitation systems and improved piped water supply to all. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals […]
WASA President Gholam Mostofa recently highlighted various irregularities and mismanagement in a TV talk show. Three organizations of WASA officers and employees sent a letter to the Ministry of Local Government complaining against the chairman. Presumably the president of WASA wrote a retaliatory letter to the ministry making allegations against the MD of the organisation. […]
Dr. Mujibur Rahman is the former chairman of the Tariff Commission of Bangladesh and former chief executive officer of the Foreign Trade Institute. India was recently allowed to use Chittagong port and Mongla port to transport its cargo. This will facilitate India to move its goods from the mainland to its northeastern states. An expert […]
‘It’s not sustainable’ The political battle over water in the lead-up to this month’s elections has produced some strange bedfellows. The formerly socialist-held region of Valencia has aligned with Murcia, run by the conservatives of the Popular Party, to try to block any cuts. Socialist Castile-La Mancha, meanwhile, is supporting the government’s decree with the […]
