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