From the colorful chaos of Old Dhaka’s streets to serene shots of the Buriganga River, the city pulses with life. One of the most striking scenes: overcrowded trains with passengers riding atop—an ...

The Buriganga, or the 'Old Ganges', is so polluted that its water appears pitch black, except during the monsoon months, and emits a foul stench through the year. The South Asian nation of nearly ...

The Buriganga River gave life to Dhaka, and Dhaka killed it. Photographer Ugo Borga documents the human and environmental catastrophe unfolding in Bangladesh.

The government has finally started dredging the Turag river in efforts to bring fresh water to the highly polluted Buriganga river. The dredging is part of its Tk 945-crore project to connect the ...

DHAKA (Reuters) - It was once the lifeline of the Bangladeshi capital. But the once mighty Buriganga river, which flows by Dhaka, is now one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh because of ...

I have seen it on TV, read about it in newspapers, but never thought it would be this bad. I watched it from the deck of a launch, looking forward to a spectacular river cruise that our ...

(Reuters) -At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said. Most of the passengers ...

Bangladesh: 4 killed as waterbus sinks in Buriganga river near Dhaka, several others missing Rescue teams have managed to rescue eight people from the waterbus, including a child and three women.

A glimpse of life for ferrymen who transport workers across the Buriganga river, one of the world's busiest and most dangerous waterways.

The Buriganga River is so polluted that its water appears pitch black, except during the monsoon months, and it emits a foul stench through the year.