Appreciative of the action taken by Bangladesh against Indian insurgent groups operating from its soil, India has assured Dhaka that it would not take any unilateral decision on its proposed river-interlinking project that might affect the neighbouring country.

Barun Roy / New Delhi January 28, 2010, 0:46 IST

With a road space of only 7 per cent, a bad urban layout and a population of 13 mn, it needs a road traffic plan.

If you want to know what rapid urbanisation can do to cities in the developing world, go to Dhaka. I did, early this month, after a gap of almost two decades, and found the experience shocking.

India and Bangladesh today launched their crucial two-day talks to hammer out a deal on sharing of waters of Teesta river, with Dhaka favouring an "interim agreement" on the issue if it is not possible to reach a long-term pact.

The Secretary-level talks opened at the state guest house of Meghna this morning, a Water Resource Ministry spokesman told PTI.

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said her government will discuss the long-standing water sharing issue of the country

The government at last appears serious about saving the rivers, at least those surrounding Dhaka City. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on December 15 declared the four rivers and their foreshores, adjacent to the capital, ecologically critical with a view to saving the rivers from encroachment and pollution.

The parliamentary standing committee on LGRD ministry yesterday asked Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Autho

Bangladesh will seek Tk 70,000 crore from the international community at the Copenhagen conference to deal

Bangladeshs capital city Dhaka has been ranked third in air pollution in the world.

Ananya Dutta

KOLKATA: Kolkata has been ranked as the fourth most vulnerable among 11 major coastal cities in Asia that are threatened by climate change as it is

Rajiv Tikoo