Safely managed drinking water (% population; inverse proxy for water-quality stress)
59.1%
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2024-12-31
Next steps
Environment
River pollution is classified High concern at 59.1%, observed through 2024-12-31. Assessment basis: Safely managed drinking-water coverage, used as an inverse proxy for water-quality stress.
Safely managed drinking water (% population; inverse proxy for water-quality stress)
59.1%
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2024-12-31
Assessment
High concern
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 62/100.
Source: BDPolicyLab assessmentAs of 2024-12-31
Movement
Unchanged
Current for source cadence
Source: BDPolicyLab comparable assessmentsAs of 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
Current for source cadence. Cadence basis: annual official series with publication lag.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb Updated 2026-08-23
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safely managed drinking water (% population; inverse proxy for water-quality stress) | 59.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank World Development IndicatorsSH.H2O.SMDW.ZS |
Comparable assessments
Current movement: Unchanged
High concern
25 Jul 2026, 04:03 to 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
338 comparable assessments.
Decision architecture
These are linked records, not recommendations. They identify documented responsibility, published policy work, and modelled instruments that have passed their respective public gates.
Owns
Environmental regulation, pollution control, environmental impact assessment (EIA), environmental clearance issuance, and enforcement of environmental laws
Authority: Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995
Monitors
Water resources management, flood control, river management, and irrigation policy
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Grounded prescription
Restoring the Buriganga, Turag, Karnaphuli, and Shitalakkhya: An Enforcement-First River Pollution StrategyThe four core rivers around Dhaka and Chattogram carry heavy organic and industrial loads (BOD/COD), and with no monitoring baseline in place, the Department of Environment must first stand up measurement, then enforce effluent limits at the largest polluters.
Research · Related
Air Quality Assessment: Sentinel-5P Satellite EvidenceThe assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, lower readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 50.0%, 60.0%, 70.0%, 80.0%. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.
Research · Related
Bangladesh Environmental Change AssessmentResearch · Related
Bangladesh Waste Management & Circular Economy AnalysisResearch · Related
Brick Kiln Monitoring in Bangladesh: Pollution and Clean TransitionResearch · Primary
Groundwater in Bangladesh: Depletion, Arsenic, and SustainabilityResearch · Primary
Water & Wetland Health: Rivers, Haors, and Transboundary Risks