THE River Buriganga is faced with a slow death. Various public agencies responsible for containing river pollution have not ...

Three years ago, when the National River Conservation Commission revealed a mind boggling number of 65,127 grabbers feasting ...

As the Buriganga River is on the brink of extinction, urgent action is needed for the survival of both the river and Dhaka, ...

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 ...

French-Brazilian artist Julia Bebrao Sendra’s exhibition invites visitors to engage with art through an interactive installation that subtly explores themes of environmental fragility, cultural ...

Even sluice gates and service canals are contaminating major rivers like Buriganga and Shitalakhya by channelling pollutants ...

Recent data, however, shows that the situation is deteriorating further -- and may be worse than previously imagined. A study ...

Fishing in Buriganga The water of the Buriganga river is so dark for pollution in most of the year that the malodour makes it difficult to fish. The toxic water also keeps fish away in usual times.

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 ...

were injured when miscreants threw bricks from the rooftop of Nur Super Market in Patuatuli area of Old Dhaka on the procession heading to immerse idols in the Buriganga river late Sunday night ...