Buriganga

Buriganga

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  

Dissolved oxygen level has been measured at 0.14-0.72 mg/L from Sadarghat to Shyampur areas of the river 

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?

A pair of painted-snipes in a paddy field. Photo : Enam Ul Haque

Painted-snipe: An Avian Draupadi in Buriganga-floodplain