PREVIEW

Large piles of plastic waste extracted from the polluted Buriganga River are seen along its bank in the Sadarghat area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

An excavator is used to remove plastic bottles, polythene bags and other solid waste from the riverbed and deposit them along the riverbank.

According to workers involved in the operation, they have been unable to reach the riverbed even after digging approximately 10 feet deep due to the massive accumulation of waste. The operation highlights the extensive waste pollution affecting the Buriganga, one of the most important rivers flowing through the capital