Are Untreated Waste Discharges Killing Bangladesh’s Rivers?
Moazzem Hossain TipuBangladesh is widely known as a riverine country. Its rivers are not merely part of the country’s geography; they are closely connected with agriculture, fisheries, navigation, industry, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions of people. Yet many of the country’s rivers are now under severe pressure from untreated industrial effluents, municipal sewage, and solid waste.Various government assessments of river and water quality have highlighted serious concerns about pollution in and around major urban and industrial areas. According to a national water-quality assessment by the Department of Environment (DoE), municipal and industrial solid waste, untreated sewage, and industrial effluents are among the major sources of river pollution in areas surrounding ...