A decade ago, Totail Beel was accessible from the Buriganga river, surrounded by untouched nature. Now, illegal activities tied to a housing project are rapidly reducing the last wetland in ...

Two decades ago Nurul Islam, 70, earned his living by fishing in the Buriganga river that flows southwest of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and was once its lifeline. Now, with hardly any fish to ...

The coral reef-rich Saint Martin’s Island and one of the largest haors — a type of wetland ecosystem — in the country, Tanguar Haor, known to be a habitat for breeding fish and waterfowls ...

According to Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka Wasa), around 5.1 million people living along the Buriganga riverbank daily generate around 380 million liters (100.4 million gallons ...

DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Two decades ago Nurul Islam, 70, earned his living by fishing in the Buriganga River that flows southwest of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and was once its lifeline.

4 people were killed as waterbus sinks in Buriganga river in Bangladesh Image Source : REPRESENTATIVE. Edited By: Aveek Banerjee. Published: July 17, 2023 10:13 IST, Updated: July 17, 2023 10:13 IST.

DHAKA – Two decades ago Nurul Islam, 70, earned his living by fishing in the Buriganga River, which flows southwest of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and was once its lifeline.