Rivers Still On Deathbed

Dying rivers threaten Dhaka High on talks, low on deeds River(in)side housing projects Protectors are the predators How Dhaka Expands Pollution taking its hefty toll

Dhaka tuesday august 2, 2011

This aerial photo shows how rows of brick kilns on either side strangle the Dhaleshwari river flowing between Narayanganj and Munshiganj. Photo: Anisur Rahman

DISTURBING FACTS

* 8,000 grabbers identified so far
* 1,000 acre land grabbed
* 60 percent pollution caused by industries
* 82 percent human excreta from city directly discharged in rivers
* Rivers almost biologically dead