Buriganga river
Buriganga launch capsize: Death toll climbs to 32
The death toll from the launch capsize in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar climbed to 32 with the recovery of two more bodies on Monday.
Treatment plants to be installed to check Buriganga water pollution
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday said treatment plants will be installed at the threshold of drainages to check water pollution of Buriganga River.
BIWTA evicts 15 illegal establishments
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Wednesday evicted 15 illegal establishments and removed 50,000 cubic feet soil from Charwashpur in Keraniganj.
Religious establishments built along rivers to be relocated: Khalid
The government will take a project to relocate religious and educational establishments built within the boundaries of rivers in and around Dhaka, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday.
Buriganga Pollution: Contempt rule issued against Wasa MD
The High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court rule against Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taskim A Khan.
It’s time to declare Dhaka as ecologically critical area: HC
The High Court on Wednesday observed that time has come to declare Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka as an ecologically critical area due to widespread pollution.
3 construction workers electrocuted in city
Three construction workers, including two siblings, died and two others were injured after being electrocuted on the banks of the Buriganga River in Hazaribagh area on Wednesday morning.
Shut 231 illegal factories along Buriganga: HC
The High Court on Monday asked the Department of Environment (DoE) to shut 231 factories established along the Buriganga River without environmental clearance.
Youth found dead in Buriganga
Police recovered the floating body of an unidentified young man from the Buriganga River in Mandail area here on Wednesday.
Review committee to work to restore canals of Dhaka
A review committee will be formed to remove illegal structures and restore the canals that once flowed through Dhaka City.