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Plastic waste poses new threat to Buriganga channel

The Buriganga River has long suffered from encroachment and pollution. When one form of contamination ends, another seems to take its place. Both sides of the river’s original channel are now places where plastic waste is recycled indiscriminately and then dumped along the banks.

Plastic waste is scattered in vast amounts for recycling on the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel. Once the usable parts are sorted, the rest is left behind. This waste eventually washes into the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Plastic waste is scattered in vast amounts for recycling on the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel. Once the usable parts are sorted, the rest is left behind. This waste eventually washes into the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Plastic waste is scattered in vast amounts for recycling on the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel. Once the usable parts are sorted, the rest is left behind. This waste eventually washes into the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Plastic waste is scattered in vast amounts for recycling on the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel. Once the usable parts are sorted, the rest is left behind. This waste eventually washes into the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Huge white bags crowd the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel in West Islambagh. They are filled with plastic brought there for recycling. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Rows of white bags, stuffed with discarded plastics of every kind, line both sides of the road from the Buriganga’s original channel through West Islambagh in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Several types of plastic float along the original channel of the Buriganga River, tangled in the water hyacinths. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Several types of plastic float along the original channel of the Buriganga River, tangled in the water hyacinths. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Several types of plastic float along the original channel of the Buriganga River, tangled in the water hyacinths. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Several types of plastic float along the original channel of the Buriganga River, tangled in the water hyacinths. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Plastic waste is scattered in vast amounts for recycling on the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel. Once the usable parts are sorted, the rest is left behind. This waste eventually washes into the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Plastic waste is scattered in vast amounts for recycling on the banks of the Buriganga’s original channel. Once the usable parts are sorted, the rest is left behind. This waste eventually washes into the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 19 Aug 2025, 06:47 PM

Updated : 19 Aug 2025, 06:47 PM

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