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Dhaka traffic police take on growing role in fighting street crime

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- They are supposed to keep traffic moving, untangle gridlocks and enforce road rules. But on Dhaka's crowded streets, traffic police are increasingly finding themselves in a different... Read More


People pin hopes on Padma Barrage, experts urge caution over environmental fallout

Dhaka, June 10 -- For decades, people living along the Ganges-dependent regions of southwestern Bangladesh have watched rivers shrink, croplands struggle for water and salinity creep deeper into once-... Read More


GK project redesigns pumping system to cope with falling Padma water levels

Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh's largest surface irrigation scheme, the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Irrigation Project, has undertaken a major redesign of its pumping system to enable water withdrawal from the P... Read More