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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...