Le Journal de la Photographie

A man bathes in the Buriganga River, which has become a dumping ground for Dhaka, with many nearby tanneries using the river to dump toxic waste © Patrick Brown/PANOS

Patrick Brown A man bathes in the Buriganga River, which has become a dumping ground for Dhaka, with many nearby tanneries using the river to dump toxic waste © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown A view of riverside buildings from the Buriganga River, stained red from dye from the tanneries which leak toxic waste © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown A boy selling bottled water jumps between passenger ferries on the island of Bhola © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown Large plumes of toxic smoke are released from a chemical factory on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown A young man sorts through rubbish he's collected from the suburbs of Dhaka © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown People look for anything of value on the eastern coast of the island of Bhola after storm damage. The Bhola Islanders are slowly being displaced by climate change that is affecting the low-lying region of the Delta, Bhola Island © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown A reflection of people working in the old city of Dhaka © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown A monsoon storm gathers over the city of Dhaka, with traffic on a busy street © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown Boats on the Buriganga River, between the main city and the old city of Dhaka © Patrick Brown/PANOS Patrick Brown A view over the city of Dhaka, with the Buriganga River running through it © Patrick Brown/PANOS