As the Buriganga River is on the brink of extinction, urgent action is needed for the survival of both the river and Dhaka, according to a report of a taskforce. Education and Planning Adviser ...

Industrial units, government agencies, and private individuals have all contributed equally and untiringly to poisoning the waters of Buriganga ... to a recent River and Delta Research Centre ...

Restoration of a Buriganga channel Dhaka South City Corporation has begun excavation and demolition of illegal structures to restore and beautify an old channel of the River Buriganga.

The Buriganga River, which flows through Dhaka, is considered ancient, with its origins dating back to the pre-Mughal period—before 1608—when the city of Dhaka was established as a major trading ...

Rizwana acknowledged that a river cleanup is a time-consuming process but stressed the importance of persistence. "Saving the Buriganga from pollution is making the impossible possible ...

The number of fish in the polluted water of the Buriganga river decreases during winter, but this time the river is filled with suckermouth catfish as the species, new to Bangladesh, continues to ...

Daily life in Dhaka revolves around the local markets. Many laborers work alongside the Buriganga river, which flows through Dhaka and is heavily polluted with human and factory waste. Out of 164. ...