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