Waterlogging in Bangladesh

Can Bangladesh’s urban drainage survive climate change?

Beneath the rising waters lies a tangle of institutional dysfunction and impunity that sabotages effective action.
22 June 2025

Why must Khulna suffer waterlogging every monsoon?

Tk 523 crore spent in six years, yet the city floods easily
17 September 2024

Canals are no one's property to destroy at will

Strict enforcement of environmental laws vital to protect them
16 July 2024

Dhaka’s monsoon woes

Authorities must build a proper drainage system to prevent waterlogging
24 September 2023

Will there be relief from waterlogging?

City authorities must bolster efforts to prevent it this monsoon
26 May 2023

When urbanisation and waterlogging go hand-in-hand

The rainy season has just set in, and we have already started to experience waterlogging in many parts of Dhaka.
15 June 2022

Waterlogging in Port City: Intensifying, not improving

The Chattogram Development Authority has been filling up vast swaths of low-lying land, designated as water reservoirs, in the name of building residential areas.
19 July 2019