Women bear brunt as Satkhira’s salinity crosses WHO limit

Freshwater, both surface and groundwater, from northern Bangladesh has been declining steadily for the past two decades, reveals a new global study.

WE are not water-starved; but policy-wise we are evidently bankrupt. We have had a natural abundance of the precious, life-nurturing and growth-yielding resource, especially in the monsoons.

WE are not water-starved; but policy-wise we are evidently bankrupt. We have had a natural abundance of the precious, life-nurturing and growth-yielding resource, especially in the monsoons.