This footage reveals the harsh reality of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Once a vital lifeline for the city, it is now overwhelmed with trash, plastic, and industrial waste. The ...

Many people still depend on Buriganga river for their livelihood even though its water has turned black from mindless pollution. There was no problem with washing clothes in the river when the ...

DHAKA, May 7, 2025 (BSS) - A joint team from the Department of Environment's (DoE) Monitoring and Enforcement Wing, Dhaka ...

Similarly, in Bangladesh, hundreds of factories were closed because their pollution was ‘violating the rights’ of the Buriganga River. In 2017, New Zealand’s parliament recognised that the ...

The High Court directs the Department of Environment (DoE) to immediately shut down a total of 231 industries in Dhaka metropolitan area near Buriganga River. The High Court today observes that ...

RIVERS have for long been Bangladesh’s lifeblood — irrigating paddy fields at dawn, carrying timber and trade by noon, and ...

A man fishes in the Buriganga river. In normal times, malodour from the dark and polluted water makes it difficult for someone to stay on the banks of the river for hours. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi ...

The High Court on Tuesday directed the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority to form a monitoring ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said that the work done to prevent the use of plastic is far less than ...

Mr Loteef, 70, is a ferryman on the Buriganga River, Dhaka. He is training Colin from Canvey Island the art of rowing his boat. Mr Loteef takes passengers home across the river from the city ...