Narrow Buriganga bend turns deadly
Crucial waterway near Dhaka increasingly accident-prone as channel narrowed amid riverbank grabbing, unregulated anchoring of vessels
Choked by encroachment, this channel of the Buriganga near Fatulla launch terminal in Narayanganj has become very risky for navigation of vessels. Dozens of lives were lost in riverine accidents in the area. The photo was taken recently. Photo:
Rashed Shumon
A narrow V-shaped bend in the Buriganga river, one of the major channels of the country s inland waterways communications, has increasingly become an accident-prone zone in recent years.
Frequent riverine accidents of passenger and cargo vessels in this zone, near Narayanganj s Fatullah area, have claimed dozens of lives over the last couple of years.