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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir addresses as the chief guest at a conference held at the Foreign Service Academy of the capital on 10 September, 2026. Photo: Collected

Sincerity from both sides needed to resolve water-sharing issues between Dhaka-Delhi: Humaiun Kobir

The state minister said meaningful progress would be possible if there is sincerity between the two countries at all relevant levels, including senior officials, political leadership and water...

As one of the 2026 World Water Challenge finalists, Zabeer was assessed on feasibility, sustainability, originality and impact before presenting his project to an international expert panel. Photo: Courtesy

UrbanSentinel: Nervous system for an urban water network

Bangladesh depends heavily on Himalayan waters, yet barely monitors the glaciers and snow that feed its rivers—and lacks real-time data on upstream dams that could provide early warning of trouble. Photo: REUTERS

India has estimated the price of Himalayan water dependence. Bangladesh should follow suit

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Recharging water, recharging hope: How Managed Aquifer Recharge system is saving the parched Barind Tract

Villagers transport drinking water on bullock carts near Darai village in the Bundelkhand region of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on 6 May 2008. File Photo: Reuters

Scorching summers intensify caste barriers to water in India's Bundelkhand

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Beza's flagship economic zone faces water uncertainty as Tk10,553cr pipeline plan stalls

Severe riverbank erosion threatens homes and infrastructure along the rising shoreline. Photo: UNB

Rising river water triggers massive erosion at 33 points in Kurigram

A cyclist cools off at a fountain at Madrid Rio park during the second day of the heatwave, in Madrid, Spain, July 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ana Beltran/File Photo

Which European countries are running out of water?

The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has decided to raise the price of water by 10% from 1 July. Photo: Unsplash

Chinese solar-powered desalination system could deliver water at lower cost than bottled water

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Teesta water rises again in Lalmonirhat, triggers flashflood fears

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Teesta water level rises: Flood fears grow in 5 northern districts

An employee walks through a data centre of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) inside its office building in Bengaluru, India, 29 May 2026. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo

AI data centres could use as much water as 1.3 billion people by 2030: UN report

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Water as a weapon: From Farakka to the Himalayas, South Asia’s new geopolitical tool