Buriganga River

Watermelons flood Waisghat
Watermelons are flooding into Dhaka’s Waisghat at the start of their harvesting season. Launches and trawlers loaded with the fruit make their way to the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka from dif ...
Polluted Buriganga on World Water Day
When World Water Day is being observed across the globe on Friday, the people crossing the Buriganga River or residing along it in Dhaka are struggling with rising pollution amid no visible efforts to ...
Crossing Buriganga by boat as bridge is closed
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 wor ...
Jam, poor roads to Babu Bazar Bridge
All vehicles, including buses to and from southern Bangladesh, used the Babu Bazar Bridge on the Buriganga River to leave or enter Dhaka as the Postogola Bridge was closed for repairs on Monday. The e ...
The dark mud of Buriganga
The murky water of the Buriganga River turns black in winter because of pollution. As the riverbed comes out at some places, it is difficult to say whether the mud or the water is darker.
The familiar pollution of the Buriganga River
As the water dries up in winter, the pollution of the Buriganga River becomes more apparent. During the monsoon, the water is a bit clearer. But in winter, the river – once the lifeblood of Dhaka - be ...
Washermen navigate murky waters to sustain livelihood
The river-oriented livelihood of some people has not changed yet despite a huge change in the water of the Buriganga River. The washermen now face questions if they wash clothes in the dirty water whi ...
Brick kiln along Buriganga River
In the kilns of Bangladesh, bricks are made by putting clay in moulds, drying them in the sun, and then burning them. In one of these kilns along the Buriganga River at Basila in Dhaka, male, female a ...