Once Buriganga was considered as a lifeline of Dhaka city. Ironically, the mighty Buriganga River, which flows by Dhaka, is now one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh. Rampant dumping of industrial and domestic wastes are few of the reasons. Buriganga Riverkeeper with the assistance of Bangladesh ... read more

The world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans is situated in the coastal region of Bay of Bengal. It is one of the natural wonders of the world. It was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Sundarbans is an important habitat for the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger which is a rare ... read more

On the Monday afternoon of 19th of June, a civil dialogue meeting was held with the theme of ‘Save Pashur River, Save the Sundarbans’ in Biddarbahon village, Mongla. Pashur River Waterkeeper and Waterkeepers Bangladesh jointly organized the meeting. The main participants were the citizens of industrial ... read more

Waterkeepers Bangladesh and Pashur River Waterkeeper jointly organized a discussion meeting on the afternoon of 18th June, 2017 at Kanainagar, Mongla with the theme of ‘Save Pashur River, Save the Sundarbans’. The main participants were the professionals whose livelihoods are dependent on the Sundarbans ... read more

On 17th June, a dialogue meeting was held with the theme of ‘Save Pashur River, Save the Sundarbans’ in Kolatola Temple Complex of Chila Union, Mongla. Pashur River Waterkeeper and Waterkeepers Bangladesh jointly organized the meeting. The main participants were the professionals whose livelihoods are ... read more

On 16th June, a roundtable meeting was held with the theme of ‘Save Pashur River, Save the Sundarbans’ at the auditorium of Joymoni Secondary School in Mongla. Pashur River Waterkeeper and Waterkeepers Bangladesh jointly organized the meeting. The main participants were Co-management Committee of ... read more

On June 5th 2017, to celebrate World Environment Day, Pashur River Waterkeeper jointly organized a human chain program in front of Mongla Government College with Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Waterkeepers Bangladesh and Service Bangladesh with the slogan, 'Save Pashur River, Save the ... read more

With the Initiative of Buriganga Riverkeeper on 15th May, 2017 a river based awareness program was organized in cooperation with the Bangladesh Bank. With the title ‘Riverine Bangladesh and Our Buriganga’, the event was held at Anwarya Begum Muslim Girls’ High School and College in order to send ... read more

Final day of the event, ‘Save River through Song’, was held on May 10th, 2017. The final two events were held in the same day. The morning event was held in Wiseghat, Dhaka. And, the afternoon event was held in the VIP Terminal of Sadarghat Port. Similar to the previous settings, Buriganga Riverkeeper ... read more

On 9th of May, Buriganga Riverkeeper continued its 6th day of ‘Save River through Song’ programme, in Showari Ghat, Dhaka. Buriganga Riverkeeper’s team along with the cultural group ‘Rangmohal set up their premise on the other side of Buriganga. It was raining but the rainfall did not stop our team ... read more