Sitting on the only boat floating in the middle of the Buriganga, preparing ourselves for iftar, it's not hard to get lost in the beauty of the moment. As the Maghrib adhan begins from distant ...

The Buriganga, which flows through the heart of Dhaka, was once the lifeline of the city, supporting both life and livelihoods. However, today it is choked with industrial waste, plastic, chemicals, ...

As he narrates it, the Bachko once flowed purposefully. It originates from the Buriganga and flows through Nokari and Magurkhali villages before merging with the Hangor river near Baidyanathpur in ...

The number of fish in the polluted water of the Buriganga river decreases during winter, but this time the river is filled with suckermouth catfish as the species, new to Bangladesh, continues to ...

Fishing in Buriganga The water of the Buriganga river is so dark for pollution in most of the year that the malodour makes it difficult to fish. The toxic water also keeps fish away in usual times.