Despite being known for its many rivers and tributaries, Bangladesh has historically fared very poorly in retaining the ...

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

The banks of the mighty Meghna River, in some areas, are littered with an alarming number of dead fish and other aquatic species. Shocking levels of industrial pollution are to blame for this, experts ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Sucker fish in Buriganga 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 ...

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

Recycling plastic materials has become a growing business over the last couple of years in Bangladesh. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM) ...

After sheets of clear plastic trash have been washed in the Buriganga River, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Noorjahan spreads them out to dry, turning them regularly— while also tending to her son ...

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 ...