Buriganga pollution starkly visible

Published: 05 Feb 2022 11:02 BdST Updated: 05 Feb 2022 11:02 BdST

The Buriganga almost cleans up when rainwater washes away litter and polluted water. But as water recedes and gets dark from pollution in winter, rubbish is starkly etched against the banks of the river in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
  • Dark, polluted water is back in the Buriganga river in Dhaka in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Dark, polluted water is back in the Buriganga river in Dhaka in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Dark, polluted water is back in the Buriganga river in Dhaka in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Dark, polluted water is back in the Buriganga river in Dhaka in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Plastic garbage reappears on the banks of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as water recedes in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Plastic garbage reappears on the banks of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as water recedes in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Plastic garbage reappears on the banks of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as water recedes in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Plastic garbage reappears on the banks of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as water recedes in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Plastic garbage reappears on the banks of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as water recedes in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Plastic garbage reappears on the banks of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as water recedes in winter. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Children play on a swing on plastic garbage on the bank of the Buriganga river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Children play on a swing on plastic garbage on the bank of the Buriganga river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A boat is docked on the bank of the Buriganga river completely covered with plastic garbage. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A boat is docked on the bank of the Buriganga river completely covered with plastic garbage. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Polythene bags float on the dark, polluted water of a canal flowing from the Buriganga river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Polythene bags float on the dark, polluted water of a canal flowing from the Buriganga river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

 

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