A scene from the fifth round match of the Walton Premier Division Chess League between SAIF Sporting Club (left) and Sultana Kamal Smrity Pathagar at the Auditorium of National Sports Council Tower on Saturday.

11 Dec 2016, 12:00 am0

Unplanned sand extraction exacerbating riverbank erosion must stop

Rapid urbanisation is driving the demand for sand up in Bangladesh, leading to uncontrolled and mostly illegal extraction of sandstone and rocks from the riverbeds. The hunger for sand is threatening the flood protection embankments of many rivers and putting farmlands at risk, threatening the livelihoods of local farmers. About 100 acres of cultivable land in Kalia Upazila of Narail has been swallowed by the Nabaganga river due to illegal sand extraction with dredgers. Many houses and croplands in Hasla...

9 Nov 2021, 12:00 am