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  An unending sorry tale of river reclamation failures

  | Updated at 12:00am on January 10, 2021

  THE reclamation of river land grabbed by people having political and moneyed clout appears to have been a sorry tale of efforts in that the...

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  Grabbers reoccupy river lands month after eviction

  Ershad Kamol | Updated at 11:44pm on January 08, 2021

  Only 32.37 per cent grabbers of the country’s river lands were evicted in over a year’s time while many grabbers reoccupied the lands few months...

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  India seeks to engage bordering states in finalising deal 

  Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 12:10am on January 07, 2021

  The Indian government on Wednesday expressed intent to engage its states bordering with Bangladesh in the process of finalising a framework agreement on sharing of...

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  Dhaka likely to seek more info on six rivers

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 12:22am on January 06, 2021

  Bangladesh and India are likely to hold an assessment today on the progress on signing a framework agreement for sharing of the waters of six...

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  BIWTA misplaces 50pc river pillars to facilitate grabbers

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:11am on January 02, 2021

  Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority set 1,423 river demarcation pillars on faulty location facilitating the grabbers to encroach on river foreshores, says a study unveiled...

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  Bangladesh-India border dispute resolution uncertain

  Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 11:35pm on December 21, 2020

  A full settlement of the Bangladesh-India border disputes has become uncertain with India seeking a major deviation from the principle of demarcation in violation of...

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  River commission drafts bill seeking independence

  Ershad Kamol | Updated at 12:47am on December 11, 2020

  The National River Conservation Commission has drafted a bill seeking the power to function as an effective and independent commission and to treat grabbing or...

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  Bangladesh River commission for closure of MP Aslam’s economic zone, power plant

  M Moneruzzaman | Updated at 12:32am on November 26, 2020

  The National River Conservation Commission has recommended immediate closure of Arisha Economic Zone and Miasha Group power plant, owned by ruling Awami League lawmaker for...

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  Bangladesh river conservation efforts suffer from coordination failure

  | Updated at 12:00am on November 17, 2020

  THE government’s effort to conserve major rivers in Dhaka coming not to yield the expected outcome due to a lack of coordination between different government...

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  Govt projects yield little for no coordination

  Ershad Kamol | Updated at 12:04am on November 16, 2020

  A number of projects initiated by different agencies to conserve the rivers around Dhaka from grabbers and polluters as well as ensuring their navigability did...