Kaliganga River

Kaliganga River

Food Minister Afroza Khanam. Photo: PID

Kaliganga boat race part of Manikganj's tradition and folk culture: Afroza

Thousands of people, including men, women and children, gathered along both banks of the river to watch the competition.

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

Regular contact with saline water for household chores put coastal women at higher risk of associated health hazards. PHOTO: TBS

Emergency expenditures to prevent river erosion in Manikganj of ‘no use’