As Teesta is a transboundary river, both Bangladesh and India should share its water in an equitable and reasonable manner. Unfortunately, Bangladesh has been denied such equity and reason as upper-riparian India unilaterally constructs barrages, dams, and canals, restricting the river's flow to Bangladesh.
Ecological management of water: If we look back at the transformation of the Bengal delta into a human habitat, it is nothing but the development of a water management system and adaptation to floods and the climate. The identity of “Bangalee” or “Bongo” is tied to Bengal’s history of culture, economy, and communication system that developed with the ecological management of
River pollution: Around two decades ago, river pollution was confined to mega cities like Dhaka and Chattogram. It has now spread to every town in the country.
The Atrai riverbank in Natore’s Singra upazila is at risk of erosion because of alleged illegal sand-lifting by the local upazila parishad (UP) chairman.