We are concerned by the illegal sand extraction along the Padma River in Kushtia, which has persisted despite a High Court ban and repeated government restrictions. Reportedly, large-scale dredging ...
If you want to reach the Padma River sandbank from Gouripur or Lakshmipur ghat at Lalpur in Natore, most people discourage you. Some panic at the idea. “Why go there? It isn’t a good place,” one warns ...