Buriganga

Buriganga

Sayeed Khokon, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, speaks at an event titled "Looking Back at the Pages of Memories of South Dhaka," held at the Jahur Hossain Chowdhury Auditorium of the National Press Club on Saturday, 18 May 2024. Photo: TBS

Extortions in name of city tolls behind commodity price spirals: Sayeed Khokon

Broiler chicken prices jumped to Tk250 per kg from Tk150 due to extortions at the city kitchen markets, he said

A view of the Buriganga River flowing in the Sadarghat area. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Buriganga faces oxygen deficit to host fish, other aquatic species: Survey  

Pollution directly inked to the continuous streams of wastewater into the river, either the form of sewage or industrial effluents, has been a persistent mater of concern for the Buriganga. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

With tanneries gone, what still ails the Buriganga

Photo: Courtesy

Environmentalists urge public action to save Bangladesh's rivers

Waterbus capsize: 6 including driver of bulkhead arrested

Waterbus capsize: 6 including driver of bulkhead arrested

Water bus with around 60 passengers sinks in Buriganga River

Water bus with around 60 passengers sinks in Buriganga River

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Width of Buriganga old channel increased 10 times: Mayor Taposh

Photo: UNB

Missing ex-BCL leader’s body recovered from Buriganga

JS body for steps to remove waste from Buriganga river bed

JS body for steps to remove waste from Buriganga river bed

Photo: Mumit M

No pragmatic step was taken to save Buriganga: Experts

Contaminated water from the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate pollutes the River Kaliganga after the River Dhaleshwari and the River Buriganga. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Tanneries: First they killed Buriganga, then Dhaleswari and now Kaliganga

Buriganga River. Photo: Mumit M

Project to flush out Buriganga pollution nears end

Picture: Collected

Will the riverfront become visible from the Buriganga again?