Buriganga River
Wasa MD not executing directives to close sewerage lines to Buriganga: HC
The High Court today observed that the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is voluntarily not implementing a 2011 directive asking it to seal off drains and...
HC wants to know steps, plan to seal off drains and sewerage lines linked to Buriganga
The High Court today wanted to know specifically the steps and plan of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to implement its 2011 directives for sealing off the drains and sewerage...
Wasa MD not executing directives to close sewerage lines to Buriganga: HC
The High Court today observed that the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is voluntarily not implementing a 2011 directive asking it to seal off drains and...
(Update) Launch capsize in Buriganga: 32 bodies recovered so far
Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 30 people after a launch capsized in Buriganga river at Dhaka's Shyambazar.
Set up ETPs to stop dumping wastes into Buriganga: HC
High Court has directed owners of seven factories for setting up separate effluent treatment plants (ETPs) in order to stop dumping their wastes into the Buriganga river and to save it from pollution.
Bodies of 2 kids recovered from Buriganga river
Two children die as a boat capsizes in the Buriganga river in Dhaka’s Sadarghat area.
Disasters waiting to happen
A picture published by this newspaper yesterday of rickety three-storey buildings on the banks of the Buriganga river in the capital exemplifies another disaster in the making.
Eviction drive on to reclaim river banks
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) yesterday knocked down 252 illegal structures, including 10 multi-storey buildings, at the capital's Kamrangirchar.
Encroachment: Eviction along Buriganga
For the fourth day, authorities are pulling down illegal establishments along the vein of Dhaka – the Buriganga River – to free its land from encroachment.
3 of a family die in Buriganga boat capsize
The fire service yesterday recovered bodies of four members of a family who went missing after a boat capsized in the Buriganga on Friday night.
3 bodies found in Buriganga
Police recovered the bodies of three unidentified men from the river Buriganga in Dhaka's Keraniganj and Kamrangirchar areas in the last two days.