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The dark waters of the Buriganga

The water level of the Buriganga River recedes in the dry season of winter, making the intense pollution of the water body even more apparent. The river water, once the life blood of Dhaka, has turned the inky black of tar or oil. Boats still regularly make crossings over these dark waters.

In the monsoon, the rain swells the Buriganga River and makes its waters seem normal. But in the dry winter, the extent of the pollution becomes apparent once more. This view will persist until the monsoon rains return. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In the monsoon, the rain swells the Buriganga River and makes its waters seem normal. But in the dry winter, the extent of the pollution becomes apparent once more. This view will persist until the monsoon rains return. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The water of the Buriganga River is inky black with pollution. The boats that cross it leave white foam in their wake, as seen in this photo taken from Babubazar Bridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Though the colour of the Buriganga River waters have changed, it has not changed the livelihoods of the boatmen who cross it regularly to earn an income. No matter how polluted the water, these boatmen continue to ply their trade throughout the year. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Though the colour of the Buriganga River waters have changed, it has not changed the livelihoods of the boatmen who cross it regularly to earn an income. No matter how polluted the water, these boatmen continue to ply their trade throughout the year. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Though the colour of the Buriganga River waters have changed, it has not changed the livelihoods of the boatmen who cross it regularly to earn an income. No matter how polluted the water, these boatmen continue to ply their trade throughout the year. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Though the colour of the Buriganga River waters have changed, it has not changed the livelihoods of the boatmen who cross it regularly to earn an income. No matter how polluted the water, these boatmen continue to ply their trade throughout the year. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Though the colour of the Buriganga River waters have changed, it has not changed the livelihoods of the boatmen who cross it regularly to earn an income. No matter how polluted the water, these boatmen continue to ply their trade throughout the year. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Though the colour of the Buriganga River waters have changed, it has not changed the livelihoods of the boatmen who cross it regularly to earn an income. No matter how polluted the water, these boatmen continue to ply their trade throughout the year. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The Buriganga River grows so dark with pollution in the winter months that it looks like an ocean of burnt oil. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The Buriganga River grows so dark with pollution in the winter months that it looks like an ocean of burnt oil. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The Buriganga River grows so dark with pollution in the winter months that it looks like an ocean of burnt oil. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The Buriganga River grows so dark with pollution in the winter months that it looks like an ocean of burnt oil. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
No matter how polluted the Buriganga River is, many people still depend upon it for their lives and livelihoods. The boatmen who make the river crossing on their rafts bathe in its dark waters. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
No matter how polluted the Buriganga River is, many people still depend upon it for their lives and livelihoods. The boatmen who make the river crossing on their rafts bathe in its dark waters. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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