Buriganga

Buriganga

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo speaking as the chief guest at a discussion at the Department of Environment's conference room in Agargaon on 14 August 2026. Photo: PID

Govt identifies 224 waste outlets polluting Buriganga, Turag

Minister stresses ETPs to curb pollution.

Buriganga river. Photo: Collected

Govt moves to bring ETPs online to curb Buriganga pollution

A child, wearing a bright yellow t-shirt, stands atop garbage with dinghy boats anchored near the Buriganga River, while looking at the cityscape on the other side. Photo: Yasin Piash/TBS

Bangladesh's rivers are changing, and so are the people around them

The blackened water of Buriganga offers little sign that this was once the lifeline of Dhaka. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Billions down the drain, yet Dhaka’s rivers are still dying

How the spread of invasive sucker fish is devastating wetlands and livelihood

How the spread of invasive sucker fish is devastating wetlands and livelihood

Bulkhead capsizes in Buriganga on 14 December 2025. Photo: Screengrab

Bulkhead capsizes after launch collides with it in Buriganga

File photo of Buriganga river. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

4 unidentified bodies, including woman and child, recovered from Buriganga

Photo: UNB

Nasrul Hamid's banglow on Buriganga riverbank demolished

Revitalise Buriganga River, task force report suggests

Revitalise Buriganga River, task force report suggests

Sixty-year-old Ganguli Prasad, one of the 30-35 remaining magnet fishers along the Buriganga River in Old Dhaka, uses powerful magnets to retrieve scrap metals like iron, brass, copper, and even silver and gold from the riverbed. However, many in the trade are shifting to boat rowing and diving as the profession faces declining opportunities. The photo was taken recently by Asma Sultana Prova.

Magnet fishers and Buriganga’s hidden treasures

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Floating body of woman recovered from Buriganga river

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

250 untreated sewage connections polluting Buriganga

There are some in this profession who have been doing it for over 40 years. Photo: Asma Sultana Prova

The tale of ‘Burigangar chaangariwalas’