Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Environment/ Bangladesh

Published on: 7 January, 2021

Rapid urbanization in Bangladesh is driving up demand for sand to be used in the construction industry and leading to uncontrolled and mostly illegal extraction of sand and rocks from riverbeds.

The hunger for sand is now impacting rivers and putting farmlands at risk in north-central Bangladesh, threatening the livelihood of local farmers.