Mongabay on Nostr: A large part of Bangladesh, the country with the highest number of rivers, is a delta ...

A large part of Bangladesh, the country with the highest number of rivers, is a delta formed by sediments carried down by rivers from the Himalayan region. The population’s most significant livelihoods — agriculture, navigation and inland fisheries — depend on these waters.

However, despite the authority’s claims of restoring waterways, many of the rivers recorded as dredged are still not navigable.

By Abu Siddique, Farhana Parvin, Mahadi Al Hasnat & Rafiqul Islam

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/river-dredging-in-bangladesh-investigation-shows-government-claims-dont-add-up/.