Buriganga

Buriganga

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

Bulkhead capsizes after launch collides with it in Buriganga

River police said no casualties were reported in the incident.

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’

The immersion ritual is the final act of the festival, symbolising the return of Durga to her celestial abode. Photo: UNB

Durga Puja concludes today with idol immersion

Adviser for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks at a press briefing. File Photo: BSS

Bangladesh seeks US assistance for Buriganga cleanup: Environment adviser

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

Civic organisation urges dockyard eviction from Buriganga

Landfill on the bank of Buriganga. Photo: UNB

National Committee wants eviction of all illegal Buriganga structures, dockyards

Smoke rises from the oil-laden vessel on Buriganga River in Narayanganj on 26 June. Photo: UNB

Fire on oil-carrying trawler: Charred body recovered in Narayanganj