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	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 111 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tannery onslaught on the Buriganga is only a tiny part of a sad story about a river that had been serving millions for hundreds of years.
		For up to ten feet on the bed of the river, millions of tons of polythene bags, discarded coconut shells and other solid wastes have been deposited amid a sludge that could not be removed mechanically.
		Buriganga encroachment at this scale is very common near Pagla.
	www.thedailystar.net /2003/09/15/d309152507101.htm (694 words)

	Bangladesh's polluted Buriganga river cries out for help: Bangladesh , Dhaka : : ThingsAsian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		She and the other ferry passengers were forced to cover their noses as they looked in horror at the fl water and floating fish that had choked to death.
		Hundreds of years ago, the banks of the Buriganga were a prime location when the Mughals made Dhaka their capital in 1610.
		Khan said an urgent priority was to dredge the bed of the Buriganga as silt and rubbish, including polythene bags, have lessened its depth.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/2438 (873 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Buriganga River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The present head of the Buriganga near Chhaglakandi has silted up and opens only during floods, but the lower part is still open throughout the year.
		Its course by Dhaka is stable, fixed by the resistant clays marking the southern edge of the madhupur tract.
		Water pollution in the River Buriganga is as its highest.
	banglapedia.org /HT/B_0660.HTM (298 words)

	Save Buriganga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, was established on the banks of the river Buriganga in early 17
		In spite of development of communication infrastructure on land, the river Buriganga still remains the main gateway between Dhaka and the southern part of Bangladesh.
		These activities on the Buriganga have caused narrowing of the river and disruption of its normal flow of water.
	www.bapa.info /activities/save_buriganga.htm (803 words)

	Bangladeshlive - A Place Where Bangladesh Is Alive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Built on the bank of the river Buriganga and to the south of modern Chaukbazar, the building was endowed for the residence and welfare of the visiting merchants and hence came to be known as Katra.
		Dhaka stretches from the Buriganga bank in the south towards the north practically to the Tongi river and the stretch of high land is flanked on either side by low-lying marshes and old river beds.
		There was high land strip in the south parallel to the Buriganga from Postagola in the east to Hazaribagh in the west and the northern limit of this belt extended up to the Bagh-i-Badshahi of the Mughals.
	www.bangladeshlive.net /1100749.html (10990 words)

	environment & activism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		When they raised the issue of the Buriganga river, I assumed that the situation of the river was becoming awful but I noticed that it's not only alarming but beyond that.
		The most bizarre scene was that people were still taking bath in the Buriganga and brushing their teeth without hesitation, though no conscious person should touch the highly polluted water as it is difficult to even breath there due to very foul smell.
		Adverse effects of the polluted Buriganga is not limited within those people who are directly related to the river, but the whole also the residents of Dhaka who are suffering, directly or indirectly.
	www.weeklyholiday.net /2006/160606/env.html (2202 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 111 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Few months ago when the recently formed task force to save the river Buriganga went on a river cruise to assess the extent of the problem, the accompanying officials looked worried about a certain aspect of land management.
		All along the river Buriganga from Shoilmachi up to Fatullah and beyond, the shores and off-shores and often the channel, have been registered under the names of individuals.
		The sub-channel of the river Buriganga at Kamrangirchar is fast vanishing as the illegal encroachers have embarked on filling it up in an alarming rate.
	www.thedailystar.net /2003/09/15/d309152508102.htm (783 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Dhaka (Geology) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dhaka is situated between latitudes 23°42' and 23°54'N and longitudes 90°20' and 90°28'E. The city is bounded by the rivers Buriganga to the south, turag to the west, balu to the east and Tongi Khal to the north.
		Urbanisation in Dhaka is restricted mostly to the north bank of the river Buriganga.
		Other sources of recharge are vertical percolation of rain and flood water, leakage from water mains and the sewer system and seepage from standing water bodies within the city.
	www.banglapedia.org /HT/D_0147.HTM (935 words)

	OneWorld U.S. Home / Today's News - Bangladesh's Showpiece River Faces Decay
		As the Buriganga river is a favored haunt for river cruises by visiting foreign dignitaries, its pathetic condition poses a major embarassment to the government.
		During a cruise by a group of World Bank executives earlier this year, the Buriganga was emitting a foul odor, its muddy waters choked by hundreds of dead fish.
		This region boasts a slum of nearly 2000 inflammable bamboo houses perched on poles in the river.
	us.oneworld.net /article/view/71965/1 (871 words)

	Water Science and Technology 40:2 (1999) 129-136 - Mir Mostafa Kamal et al. - Assessment of pollution of the river ...
		The River Buriganga, which runs past Dhaka City, is at present one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh.
		Consequently, the amount of untreated wastes, both domestic and industrial, being released into the Buriganga is tremendous and is increasing day by day.
		Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investigate the status of the river water quality in terms of some cardinal water quality parameters, and to simulate the dissolved oxygen (DO) level using a water quality model.
	www.iwaponline.com /wst/04002/wst040020129.htm (302 words)

	BANGLAIMAGE ::: STYLE & BEAUTY
		Main rivers of this division are padma, jamuna, meghna, old brahmaputra, dhaleshwari, shitalakshya, brahmaputra, buriganga, arial khan.
		The city is known as the city of mosque, muslin and rickshaws.
		It occupies the southwestern part of the old city, overlooking the Buriganga on whose northern bank it stands as a silent sentinel of the old city.
	www.banglaimage.com /travel/dhaka.php (2507 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Even the 'Buriganga bachao' (Save the Buriganga) movement has failed to properly impress upon the people in power and politicians the urgency to act decisively for giving the river a new lease of life.
		It is reported that for eight months (between October to June) of a year, the Buriganga gets disconnected from the Jamuna from which it gets water.
		During this long period, the Buriganga virtually becomes a stagnant canal with a dead end and hardly any flows in it.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2005/04/03/editorial.htm (3492 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		One ferry sank in the Buriganga river near Dhaka and the other at Kishoreganj on the Meghna river, 150 km northeast of the capital, in the midst of a violent storm which lashed the country yesterday.
		Hundreds of grieving relatives and villagers gathered on river banks to identify their kin from the bodies lined up on the sand and to await rescue vessels.
		He said 88 bodies, including many women and children, had been identified and were being handed to their relatives.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030423/asp/foreign/story_1900644.asp (208 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The embankment has diverted the current of the river toward Basila, which is now hit by erosion because of the construction of the embankment by a brick field owner.
		The brick field will also be removed after the floods and the river bed would be dredged to bring normal flow in the Buriganga, which is already in the dyeing condition due to massive pollution and dumping of sewage from capital Dhaka.
		The international offices and embassy buildings in Dhaka, the likely targets of “terrorist attacks” were advised to replace the windowpanes with shatterproof glasses to reduce human casualty.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/08/21/national.htm (1402 words)

	Sufia Hossain
		Last February, while I was preparing myself for a forthcoming examination, it was decided unexpectedly that we would visit the Wari Christian cemetery and sail across the Buriganga River in Bangladesh on the occasion of my friend’s birthdays.
		The cemetery was situated at the heart of old Dhaka, not far from my friend’s house.
		It seemed as though it was the most suitable time of the year for the Daisies to arise from their eternal sleep and become the traveler’s delight.
	ducts.org /12_02/hossain.html (767 words)

	Local News on Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Environmentalists brought out a boat procession on the Buriganga river yesterday to press their demand for immediate and effective steps to save the city's lifeline from the clutches of illegal encroachers.
		The procession and a rally held near the Sadarghat launch terminal as part of the BEM's "Save the Buriganga Movement" were joined by activists of a number of environmental groups and other organisations.
		So, Buriganga is like a mother to all who live in the city, he added.
	www.sdnbd.org /sdi/news/general-news/July/13-07-2002/General.htm (3292 words)

	BBC News \| South Asia \| UN warns of Bangladesh disaster
		The United Nations has warned that more than 20 million Bangladeshis are at risk of starvation and disease unless efforts are made to deal with the effects of the widespread flooding as two-thirds of the capital, Dhaka is claimed by flood waters.
		Continual efforts are being made there to prevent the collapse of an embankment protecting up to 500,000 homes on the eastern side of the city.
		Besides Buriganga, three other rivers encircling Dhaka are straining against their banks, prompting thousands of residents to help soldiers repairing protective dykes, especially wherever any seepage appears.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/169000.stm (475 words)

	Save Buriganga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A boat procession was organised on August, 5th 2000 by the Save Buriganga Movement recently to protect the lifeline of the city from pollution and encroachment.
		The procession was organised by the Save Buriganga Movement, launched recently following reports of indiscriminate encroachments and pollution of the river.
		The Sangstha's Installation is one of the most serious encroachments on the Buriganga.
	www.sdnbd.org /save_buriganga.htm (362 words)

	Dohar (Dhaka) Bandhu Milan Math (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The bus from Dhaka to Dohar crosses the bridge on the “Buriganga” river (which is part of the Dhaleswari river on the southern edge of Dhaka city).
		The trend of development across Buriganga is different from the pace of development on the northern side of river.
		The potentialities of the bridge in the development of the areas served by the new highway are yet to be fully realised.
	home.att.net /~educationandjob/jagadbandhu2001/dohar.htm (570 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Polythene shopping bags threatened to choke the flood-prone country's drainage system, with reports of a layer of polythene on the bed of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, the officials said.
		The layer of polythene is reported to be hampering dredging of the river, which flows through the city of 10 million people.
		"The Buriganga has lost its navigability and it is water has become poisonous due to dumping of tonnes of polythene bags on its bed," said environment minister Shahjahan Siraj.
	www.dailynews.lk /2001/12/29/wor07.html (161 words)

	CNN.com - Bangladeshis protest on boats to save river - August 5, 2000
		Flowing by the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, the Buriganga provides drinking water to at least a quarter of Dhaka's 10 million residents, mostly in the slums.
		But over the last decade, the 50 km (31 mile) Buriganga has been polluted virtually beyond description as waste from tanneries and chemical industries are released into it, said Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, a member of the Forum of Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh.
		He said the river had also been reduced to a canal as vested groups encroached on the river's banks and pushed their holdings with landfill and buildings towards its main stream.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/south/08/05/bangladesh.river.reut (378 words)

	Inter Basin Water Transfer link Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		She informed the House that the shipping ministry was implementing a Tk 36-crore dredging project to enhance the navigability in the Sadarghat to Ashulia Bridge stretch of Buriganga.
		To keep Buriganga, a lifeline for Dhaka, navigable round the year, Water Development Board is also taking steps for channelling water from Brahmaputra to Buriganga through Dhaleswari, Khaleda informed.
		After one of her party lawmakers had accused former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Haji Selim of illegally grabbing 'half of the river Buriganga,' the prime minister said, not only Buriganga, her government would free all the rivers in the country from illegal encroachment.
	www.sdnpbd.org /river_basin/news/dailystar25_03_2004.htm (515 words)

	Metro
		A project concept paper for the protection of the River Buriganga from encroachment by constructing walls and walkway on the bank has been pending with the Planning Commission for two months.
		The project, ‘constructing facilities including port facilities to keep the river Buriganga and riverbank free from illegal encroachment’, which involves Tk 55.86 crore, at an evaluation committee meeting on June 12 decided to rationalise the cost.
		The water agency statistics show that 2,115 illegal structures along the bank were demolished in five years —443 in 2000, 289 in 2002, 576 in 2003 and 504 in 2004.
	www.newagebd.com /2005/aug/16/met.html (2126 words)

	Bangladesh -- BELA v. Government of Bangladesh and others (WP of 2003) (Tannery Case) (Original Petition)
		That the River Buriganga has always played a dominant role in the economy of the country because of the water transportation facilities provided by the said River.
		That unfortunately the existence of the River Buriganga is posed to serious threat by the discharge of hazardous tannery wastes into its water.
		Photocopies of paper clippings reporting such disastrous condition of the Buriganga river are annexed hereto and marked as Annexure ‘F. That in addition to such unregulated disposal of liquid and solid wastes, strong odour in the air of Hazaribagh and surrounding areas perhaps needs no evidence to anyone present there.
	www.elaw.org /resources/text.asp?ID=1779 (4838 words)

	Bangladesh river pollution 'unbelievable' - The Washington Times: World Briefings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		DHAKA, Bangladesh — A cruise on the historic Buriganga River here in the capital used to be a must for visiting dignitaries, but these days they are confronted with foul smells and rotting fish caused by massive pollution.
		She and the other ferry passengers covered their noses as they looked in horror at the fl water and rotting, floating fish.
		Khan said an urgent priority is to dredge the bed of the Buriganga because silt and rubbish, including polythene bags, have lessened its depth.
	www.washtimes.com /world/20030530-114205-4569r.htm (684 words)

	:: Bashundhara > East West Property Development ( Pvt ) Ltd.
		The Riverview Land Project is located by the side of the scenic River Buriganga.
		It is conveniently located in close proximity to the China-Bangladesh Joint Venture Bridge-1 (also known as the Buriganga Bridge-1).
		Thus, it is very well linked to the major roads that connect with the city of Dhaka.
	www.bashundharagroup.com /ewpd/pro_riverview.html (218 words)

	arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
		We do not know for sure the actual age of the Buriganga river, it may be three thousand years or four thousand years or even more.
		Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, was established on the banks of the river Buriganga in early 17th century.
		The river is further polluted by discharge of industrial effluents into river water, indiscriminate throwing of household, clinical, pathological and commercial wastes, and discharge of fuel and human excreta.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/intro/jotdar.html (1822 words)

	arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
		About 6000-m poisonous wastes is thrown to the river Buriganga everyday, from 158 tanneries in Dhaka city.
		At present in the river Buriganga contains 60 times higher chromium than the permissible limit.
		Another report said that 16000 tons of poisonous waste from Hazaribag tanneries and 3000 tons of poisonous waste from Tajgaon area are thrown in to the river Buriganga every day.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/environment/healthhazards.html (2750 words)

	Dhaka
		Dhaka's major waterfront Sadarghat is on the bank of the river Buriganga and is crowded with all kinds of rivercraft, yatchs, country boats, motor launches, paddle - steamers, fishermen's boats all bustling with activity.Colourful rickshaws (tricycle) on the city streets are common attractions for the visitors.Some of the outstanding tourist attractions of Dhaka are:
		On the bank of the river Buriganga in Dhaka the pink majestic Ahsan Manzil has been renovated and turned into a museum recently.
		It was built by Abul Qasim, Dewan of Shah Shuja in 1644 A.D. It served the purpose of a caravanserai.
	www.bangladeshonline.com /tourism/spots/dhaka.htm (1531 words)

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