Sikendar, a fisherman, catches Taki Mach, a tough fish that thrives in polluted water. He said, "No it's not difficult to sell these fish. Water is polluted, but not fish. They are fresh fish from the river. When you eat, you can see fresh and white meat."

River Buriganga, one of the most important and major rivers in Bangladesh, is now severely polluted. Dhaka's 12.6 million people produce about 3,200 tons of solid waste daily. Approximately 80% of the city's sewage, in addition to over 40,000 tons of untreated tannery waste, is released directly into the river daily. 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.

Due to intense human activities, including enormous industrial waste, the river has become so polluted that water has turned pitch black and has a glue-like consistency.