Protecting the Meghna River: A Sustainable Water Resource for Dhaka

PROTECTING THE MEGHNA RIVER

A SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE FOR DHAKA

Farhat Jahan Chowdhury • Zahir Uddin Ahmad • Hans Aalderink

AUGUST 2019

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS190280-2

Citation information: F. J. Chowdhury, Z. U. Ahmad, and H. Aalderink. 2019. Protecting the Meghna River: A Sustainable Water Resource for Dhaka. Manila: ADB.

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All photos in this publication were taken by Munir Ahmed, Hans Aalderink, Masud Al Mamun, and Farhat Jahan Chowdhury. Geographic information system mapping support were provided by Farhat Jahan Chowdhury, Sheila Ball, and S. M. Al Hussain.

On the cover: The Meghna River is a new source of drinking water for 20 million residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh (photo by Masud Al Mamun).

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