Buriganga River

Buriganga River

A child, wearing a bright yellow t-shirt, stands atop garbage with dinghy boats anchored near the Buriganga River, while looking at the cityscape on the other side. Photo: Yasin Piash/TBS

Bangladesh's rivers are changing, and so are the people around them

If these waterways continue to fade, the loss will not be environmental alone. It will also be social, cultural and deeply human

File photo of Buriganga river. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Buriganga, Kanchan, Postogola bridges among killing sites of enforced disappearance victims: Inquiry commission

Hundreds of boatmen live on boats. By saving on house rent, they say they can send money to their families in their hometowns. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Why do the boatmen of the Buriganga river never go home?

Abdul Gani is all smiles while standing on a boat in Buriganga, a river into which he had been diving for the last four decades. Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu

In the murky depths of Buriganga, he looks for your lost treasures

Buriganga River Carnival held with pledge to stop pollution  

Buriganga River Carnival held with pledge to stop pollution