Three years ago, when the National River Conservation Commission revealed a mind boggling number of 65,127 grabbers feasting ...

Fish often avoid intense stimuli, but scientists and animal welfare groups have long debated whether fish can feel pain. So is there an answer? Animal rights organization PETA claims on its ...

The rivers encircling Dhaka have been gasping for survival for decades, choked by pollution and encroachment. Recent data, however, shows that the situation is deteriorating further -- and may be ...

The RDRC study, conducted in January using high-resolution satellite imagery and field surveys, exposes the breadth of pollutants choking the Buriganga, Turag, Shitalakhya, Balu, Tongi Canal, ...

Going further down in history, there is an artwork from 1814 which suggests that a branch or stream of the Buriganga used to flow beside the mosque. Those days are long gone now, and so are the ...

The task force on economic strategies has recommended a reunification of the two city corporations of Dhaka. "Similar to Delhi's reunification of its municipal corporations, Dhaka could benefit from ...