ISHWARDI (Pabna ): Traders passing busy time at wholesale Muladuli Jamer Hat in IshwardiUpazila . The snap was taken on Friday.

12 Jun 2022, 12:00 am0

Zero oxygen in rivers around the city and its threat to aquatic life

THE four rivers – Buriganga, Balu, Turag and Shitalakhya – around Dhaka city are already dead as the dissolved oxygen level in the water bodies is almost zero, making aquatic life unviable. Quoting an environmental watchdog, this daily on Tuesday reported that water in the rivers has become untreatably polluted due to the discharging of industrial, household and human waste. The mindless pollution of the rivers will not only make the city more toxic and pause development but also causes...

9 Mar 2016, 12:00 am