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River can now sue as legal personhood granted to it

Mst Sumaia Akter Jonaki

The recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh granting legal personhood to the Turag River raises an essential question: why do rivers need permission to sue? The answer lies in the increasing threat faced by rivers due to pollution, encroachment, and unregulated development. For rivers like Turag, which have been heavily polluted and encroached ...

Fire at Secretariat raises serious concern

Mst Sumaia Akter Jonaki

In the quiet hours of early Wednesday morning, the heart of Bangladesh's administrative machinery was engulfed by chaos as a fire broke out in Building 7 of the Secretariat. Over six hours of relentless firefighting by 19 units were required to contain the blaze that ravaged the sixth to ninth floors. While the flames have ...

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