Md. Shahidul Islam from Rajshahi Introduction Water scarcity is one of the most pressing problems in drought prone region Rajshahi today. Water scarcity was not immense in the past times and there was green shape everywhere. Md. Sharif Mia (65), a resident of Azhair village in Nachol Upazila of Chapainawabganj, said, “In the past, the […]
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Roni Khan from Netrakona If you walk through or visit the Kalmakanda border in Netrakona, you may witness a new kind of ‘water struggle’ of the indigenous Garo communities. They have to collect water from the available stream, canals and rivers walking a long distance. The water harvesting technique of these communities might remind you
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RAJSHAHI, Aug 13, 2022 (BSS) – Surface water conservation, managed aquifer recharge and afforestation can be the best way of protecting climate and water in the Barind area from further degradation. Adverse impact of climate change and abnormal declining of groundwater are posing a serious threat to the existing living and livelihood conditions of the
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Uttam Kumar from Rajshahi Alamgir hossein. He is 39 years old. He lives at Mohur village of Tanore sub-district under Rajshahi district. After the death of his parents he inherited 5 Migha of land where he cultivate Aman rice every year. This year he prepared seedbed and lands just at the start of June and
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A dialogue was held at Tafazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall of the National Press Club recently to ask the state authority addressing diarrhea crisis and drinking water scarcity in Dhaka organized by BARCIK and POBA. The dialogue was chaired by Romaisa Samad, Director of BARCIK and addressed by Pavel Partha POBA where POBA Chairman Abu
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Shahidul Islam from Barind region. Water is an unavoidable natural resource for the survival of all life forms including humans. It’s not possible to spend any single day without water. Water is a universal rights of all. But the pollution of surface water, excessive extraction of underground water and encroachment of water bodies have created
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Amreto Sorkar from Rajshahi The farmers in the Barind tract located in the northern part of Bangladesh have been searching for appropriate means to combat the rapid changes in climate. They have been making effort to farm those crops which require less water as well as can be cultivated with other crops in the same
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