Dhaka, May 25 -- A recent study by researchers from Jahangirnagar University's Department of Microbiology has uncovered a concerning prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in eight distinct water sources across Dhaka and Savar.

The findings, part of a three-year-long research project, were recently published in the globally recognized journal npj Clean Water by Nature Publishing Group.

The research team, led by Professor Dr. Shuvra Kanti Dey and Associate Professor Nadim Sharif, collected 50 water samples from rivers, canals, ponds, lakes, irrigation sources, and wastewater sites contaminated by hospital, industrial, and municipal waste.

Alarmingly, the study identified approximately 155 bacterial strains-many of them antibiotic-r...