Buriganga River
Rhetoric cannot save our rivers
State minister’s words must be followed by proper action
Ruplal House: heritage held hostage
If one goes to look for Farashganj Ruplal House in Dhaka, it would be a near impossible task to find it amid hundreds of shops. When they do get there eventually, they will find an old residential building covered with moss.
WB to steer Dhaka rivers back to life
The World Bank has agreed to take lead in a landmark project to breathe life back into the five rivers surrounding Dhaka city involving about $20 billion.
What good is the status of 'living entities' if rivers continue to be choked?
Government must take urgent steps to reduce plastic pollution
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 lines linked to the Buriganga River and to stop its pollution.
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 sewerage lines linked to Buriganga River.
(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.
Rhetoric cannot save our rivers
State minister’s words must be followed by proper action
Ruplal House: heritage held hostage
If one goes to look for Farashganj Ruplal House in Dhaka, it would be a near impossible task to find it amid hundreds of shops. When they do get there eventually, they will find an old residential building covered with moss.
WB to steer Dhaka rivers back to life
The World Bank has agreed to take lead in a landmark project to breathe life back into the five rivers surrounding Dhaka city involving about $20 billion.
What good is the status of 'living entities' if rivers continue to be choked?
Government must take urgent steps to reduce plastic pollution
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 lines linked to the Buriganga River and to stop its pollution.
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 sewerage lines linked to Buriganga River.
(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.