Bangladesh River grabbing
37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak
The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.
19 January 2023, 01:40 AM
Another river on its way out
Habiganj authorities must take urgent steps to save Khowai River
26 October 2022, 21:02 PM
Govt resolved to save rivers
The government is determined to protect the rivers from encroachment, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said yesterday.
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Home minister warns against river grabbers
Sounding a note of warning against the grabbing of city’s river banks, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says all illegal occupants of the river banks will be brought to justice.
6 July 2019, 14:50 PM