When a river becomes a legal subject, it can challenge harmful development, pollution, and degradation—forcing humans to respect its interests.

A man fishes in the Buriganga river. In normal times, malodour from the dark and polluted water makes it difficult for someone to stay on the banks of the river for hours. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi ...

The number of fish in the polluted water of the Buriganga river decreases during winter, but this time the river is filled with suckermouth catfish as the species, new to Bangladesh, continues to ...