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Buriganga recovery begins this week

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Paul Stewart

Dredging of 23km waterways around Dhaka starts soon writes Sharier Khan for The Daily Star. The Water Development Board (WDB) after many months of delay has finally selected contractors under the Buriganga River Restoration Project to begin dredging parts of … Continue reading →

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Polluters must pay

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Paul Stewart

From The Daily Star Seminar seeks integrated approach for river drive The government must make the polluters pay for cleaning up the river Buriganga and undertake an integrated and scientific approach to this end, demanded leading environmental activists and experts … Continue reading →

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BIWTA Plans to Dredge Buriganga River

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Brett Ciccotelli

By Morshed Ali Khan and Tawfique Ali for The Daily Star The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority is going to launch a Tk 6.6 crore project to dredge parts of the Buriganga river although some traders are offering to do … Continue reading →

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Dredging in All Rivers Begins Soon

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Dredging Today Capital dredging in all rivers of the country will be carried out soon to revive the lost waterways by returning navigability. Many major and small rivers and tributaries are facing serious navigability problem as all the rivers got … Continue reading →

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