Illegal sand extraction in Bangladesh

Once a forest now a landscape of loss

About two and a half kilometres southeast of Dulahazara Bazar in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila, along a winding rural road, lies Paglir Bil Road.
15 August 2026

Why can’t we stop illegal sand mining?

In Munshiganj Sadar upazila, political groups are extracting sand outside their licensed zones.
25 October 2025

A reckless exercise in harming nature

Jashore government employee must be held accountable for filling up a pond
25 May 2023

Greater effort needed to stop sand extraction from Teesta

Government must protect our rivers from being polluted, encroached or harmed in other ways
17 May 2023

The crumbling coasts

Illegal sand mining is eating away people's homes, farmland and wildlife habitats
24 March 2023