Why have the authorities failed to address this issue for so long?

Plastic pollution has reached a stage where only drastic action can reverse the trend

Government must implement the ban to stop plastic pollution

BSCIC must ensure no untreated waste lands in the water

Ensuring accountability of government agencies in-charge of conserving rivers, empowering National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), enhancing the institutional capacity, and executing concerned laws with political commitment are some of the essential factors to save the country’s rivers, speakers in a roundtable discussion have said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all, particularly mills and factories, to stop discharging wastes into rivers as water pollution has appeared to be a severe problem for the country.