The Buriganga River, which flows through Dhaka, is considered ancient, with its origins dating back to the pre-Mughal period—before 1608—when the city of Dhaka was established as a major trading ...

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) and UNOs to lease out the beels and baors (wetlands) to the real fishermen. “The baors can’t be leased out to ...

Stating a folklore of the olden times, residents of Old Dhaka used to report that they sometimes heard roars coming from the river, and they attributed it to Kaley Jamjam, the lost and drowned ...

Other speakers included Md Fazle Rabbi, lecturer of Zoology at Dhaka University, among others. The event also featured an award ceremony for the winners of a poster design competition and a ...

The decision follows a festering diplomatic dispute between Dhaka and New Delhi ... Diplomacy on ice' Indian fishing fleets trawl the brackish waters of the River Ganges, feeding rampant demand ...