Reuters reports on the polluted Buriganga river of Dhaka, Bangladesh.What was once called the lifeline of the capital, now flows in a black gel filled with industrial and human waste.
The river flows by the capital Dhaka, a city of 12 million people, which largely depends on the Buriganga's water for drinking, fishing and carrying merchandise.Read the full story: Bangladesh river pollution threatens millions
"The pollutants have eaten up all oxygen in the Buriganga and we call it biologically dead. It is like a septic tank," said Khawaja Minnatullah, a World Bank specialist on environment and water management.
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