“We do not argue about who will implement the Teesta Master Plan,” said Hazrat Ali, 55. “We just want a permanent solution to the suffering this river causes us.” His pain was deeply personal. Standing beside the Teesta in the northern Nilphamari district, Ali pointed toward the river that had swallowed his ancestral home. “The… Read More
Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said on Sunday that the government has planned dredging works on 1,200 kilometres of waterways to make them navigable for transport. Rabiul Alam, who also serves as the road transport and railways minister, revealed the plan while addressing the inauguration ceremony of Maritime Safety Week-2026 at the Ladies Club on… Read More
Vietnam continues to expand the size and scope of its Spratly Island outposts, maintaining the pace of island building seen over the past several years while also beginning to construct specialized infrastructure at features where land reclamation is already complete, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative reports. Since AMTI’s last measurement in March 2025, Hanoi has proceeded with its… Read More
By Brontë Sorotsky TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) -The city of Tybee Island has reopened the 2nd Street and 19th Street crossovers ahead of beach season. The crossovers had been closed most of last year due to severe erosion creating dangerously steep drop-offs from the top of the dune system onto the beach. At 2nd Street, the… Read More
DELACROIX, La. — Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) joined federal and state partners to celebrate progress and deliver updates on ongoing coastal restoration projects in the Breton Sound. CPRA Chairman Gordon “Gordy” Dove and Executive Director Michael Hare were joined by St. Bernard Parish President Louis Pomes, Plaquemines Parish President Keith… Read More
