SHIHAB stands knee-deep in the Buriganga, rhythmically dipping long rolls of fabric into vats of colour. Each plunge releases clouds of bright yellow and crimson that swirl briefly before dissolving into the river鈥檚 inky current. Nearby, his younger brother Shanto stirs another drum of dye, his hands raw and stained, his gaze fixed on the churning water as if searching for...
LYING on the lower reaches of the Ganges Delta and encircled by four rivers, the Buriganga, the Turag, the Dhaleswari and the Shitalakshya, Dhaka was once a splendid panorama of beauty. It was not only a serene and comfortable place to live but also ideally positioned for trade, administration and cultural exchange. As the provincial capital and commercial centre...
The River Dhaleshwari, once a lifeline for farming and fishing communities at Savar is now choking with the same pollution that had devastated the Buriganga before the relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh.
Water resources, environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hassan on Tuesday said that the Shuvadda canal would be linked again with Dhaleshwar and Buriganga rivers for ensuring its smooth flow...
The bodies of four people, including a child, were recovered from different places in the River Buriganga in Keraniganj on Saturday...
THE earliest few steps that the environment adviser to the interim took were about reducing plastic pollution, but the pollution continued unabated. A photograph that 抖阴精品 published on August 23 shows how the original channel of the River Buriganga is clogged with plastic wastes at Islambagh in Dhaka. Most of the city canals, meanwhile, lost their water flow because...
A recent study has revealed alarming levels of heavy metal contamination in the Buriganga River, posing significant threats to both the environment and public health in and around Dhaka city...
THE deplorable condition of the Hazaribagh canal, running through several wards in Dhaka鈥檚 south, is a distressing but unsurprising manifestation of deteriorating urban ecology. A once-functional waterway has been reduced to a choked, festering canal of solid waste. The canal, which connects the Kalunagar sluice gate to the River Buriganga, has not been properly cleaned...
RIVERS have for long been Bangladesh鈥檚 lifeblood 鈥� irrigating paddy fields at dawn, carrying timber and trade by noon, and quenching hearths and homes each evening. Yet today, these ancient arteries lie poisoned and diminished: the Buriganga is bathed in industrial effluent, the Sitalakhya reeks of rust and neglect and the Turag is reduced to a choked whisper of its...
A 20-year-old man鈥檚 body has been recovered from the River Buriganga after being missing for four days...
THE River Buriganga is faced with a slow death. Various public agencies responsible for containing river pollution have not only failed to perform their duties but also contributed to the problem. The dying condition of the river is concerning given that the environment, forest and climate change adviser has repeatedly announced their commitment to protecting...
The police recovered the body of a young woman from the River Buriganga in the Borishur area of Keraniganj, Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon.
A three-day art exhibition titled Gangaburi concluded in Dhaka on Sunday, showcasing site-specific artworks at various locations alongside the Buriganga, including Showari Ghat, Zinzira Ferry Ghat, Kholamora Boat Terminal, Thota Ghat and Madbor Bazar Ghat...
THE relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh to Dhaka鈥檚 outskirts of Savar had been in discussions until the relocation was somewhat complete a few years ago, with some prickly issues such as pollution still rearing the head. The relocation project began in 2003 on a High Court order of 2001 to save the moribund River Buriganga. The tannery units...
THE River Buriganga, the ecological lifeline of Dhaka, faces a slow death. The photograph that 抖阴精品 published on October 30 shows unabated encroachment on the river land and the unchecked dumping of polythene bags and rubbish in the river at Islambagh in Dhaka. Untreated liquid industrial effluents discharged into the river indiscriminately has left...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest, and climate change, on Monday said that Bangladesh wanted US assistance in cleaning the Buriganga River and mapping its major polluting sources...
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways on Sunday demanded immediate removal of all structures, including dockyards, built on the banks of River Buriganga...
One person was burnt to death and another went missing after a goods-carrying trawler caught fire in the Buriganga River in Narayanganj鈥檚 Fatullah area on Wednesday afternoon...
