Balu River
Protect the boundaries of rivers surrounding Dhaka
Resolve legal and other complications in river demarcation project
26 October 2025
Dumping bodies: Rivers their preferred site
River police on November 19 recovered from the Balu river the body of an unidentified man who was tied to a sack full of stone in the capital’s Khilgaon.
22 December 2022
WB to steer Dhaka rivers back to life
The World Bank has agreed to take lead in a landmark project to breathe life back into the five rivers surrounding Dhaka city involving about $20 billion.
15 November 2022
Missing NGO official’s body recovered in Dhaka
Law enforcers recover the body of a missing NGO official from Balu river in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.
14 May 2018
2 held over brutal murder of Dhaka teenage boy
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrests two people from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area in connection with the murder of teenage boy Nazim.
9 August 2016