STORY: The ‘Old Ganges’ in Bangladesh is a ‘dead river’. Fish have been replaced by human and industrial waste. But for many, this is home and they still depend on the toxic water to live, bathe and ...

A waterbus sank in the Buriganga river in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sunday evening, resulting in the deaths of at least four people, while several others were missing. The incident occurred when ...

The restoration work of old Buriganga channel near Kamrangirchar has not seen any significant progress in the last eight months. The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) began the project in June, 2022 ...

Many of the people who cross the Buriganga River regularly now use boat as an alternative mode of transport because the Postogola Bridge is completely closed or sometimes partially open for repair ...

Springing from the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is a burgeoning megacity. Already one of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world, Dhaka is also ...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 17 (ANI): At least four people were killed after a waterbus they were sailing in capsized near the Telghat area of Keraniganj on the Buriganga River near Dhaka in Bangladesh, ...

Rampant and mindless dumping of polythene bags, plastics, coconut shells and other waste materials especially from the kitchen markets has produced millions of tonnes of sludge on the bed of the river ...

At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh’s Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said. Most of the passengers were believed to ...

Alliance Française de Dhaka is hosting an exhibition titled “Downward's Surface” which is done by master’s students of the Department of Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. Prof. Dr ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows a city view of Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo: Xinhua) An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows a city view along the Buriganga River in Dhaka, ...

A 16-kilometre stretch of the Buriganga has been lost to encroachment by real estate developers and locals, according to a study released yesterday. There is flowing water on just 25 kilometres of the ...

Dhaka, Dec 8 (bdnews24.com)—The government will begin the massive task of clearing the Buriganga riverbed of polythene bag waste, lying several metres deep, using manual labour, shipping minister ...