Quest Journals Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Sciences Volume 6 ~ Issue 6 (2020) pp: 01-11 ISSN(Online) :2348-2532 www.questjournals.org *Corresponding Author: Amena Ferdousi 1 | Page Research Paper Assessment of heavy metals and water quality parameters of Buriganga river of Dhaka, Bangladesh: A review Amena Ferdousi 1 , M. Mostafizur Rahman 2 , Sajjadul Bari 2 1 Eastern University. 2 American International University-Bangladesh. ABSTRACT: The intention of this work is to mark out the literature survey of water pollution of Buriganga River. The method used for this write-up is a survey of scholarly journal articles, web materials, academic books, conference papers, project reports and freely accessible materials on the Buriganga river water pollution. All previous writers whose works were checked, concurred on water pollution and spatial variation of physicochemical parameters over time and location more than other sources in terms of both chemical and physical water toxins that shown uplifted values of major chemical parameters (lead, cadmium, chromium, copper and some anions) beyond the acceptable/lower limits set by administrative bodies. Authors also agreed on the issue that human, aquatic and physical environment are in alarming situation due to rising values of chemical parameters. From the survey and analyzing the output of past studies, we can conclude that Buriganga river is polluted and water must be treated before use both for domestic and industrial purposes to avoid the spread of epidemics. Proposals of the scrutiny incorporate: (1) consistent survey of Buriganga river water pollution; (2) strict organization of directions water quality benchmarks and (3) Well-planned monitoring of the environments of water bodies by authorities and the local people. KEYWORDS: Physicochemical Parameter, heavy metals, Buriganga river, Environmental Flow Received 10 December , 2020; Accepted 25 December, 2020 © The author(s) 2020. Published with open access at www.questjournals.org I. INTRODUCTION Quality of water notices to the factor of water, which is to be shown at the perfect level for satisfactory development of humans, plants and animals. Different parameters like temperature, turbidity, nutrients, hardness, alkalinity, dissolved Oxygen play an imperative part for creatures in the water body, on the other hand biological Oxygen demand, chemical Oxygen demand appear the contamination level of the water. In normal aquatic framework, different chemical parameters happen in truncated concentration. This concentration increases as a result of fast development of urbanization, diversification of industrial activities, ill treatment of natural resources and lack of environmental management. Figure 1: Buriganga river from Google map