Description : A woman washing kitchen wares on the bank of the Buriganga river. The Buriganga, one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, is severely polluted. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and gluey. Thousands of people who live on the bank of the river continue to use this highly contaminated water from river to wash, bath and even to drink. Dhaka, Bangladesh.