The “Buriganga River Restoration Project (New Dhaleswari-Pungli-Bangshi-Turag-Buriganga river system)” has been virtually stalled for various reasons, including delay in funds allocation, non-availability of dredgers and non-participation of bidders in the tender process. The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) project, worth Tk. 944.09 crore, was supposed to take off in December last
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Sirajganj town threatened as embankment breaches
The Sirajganj town stands threatened by the River Jamuna after the town protection embankment collapsed on Monday night. A stretch of at least 70 metres of the embankment on the eastern bank of the river breached. This is the fourth time the embankment breaded in two years, which created panic among the
Delay in cracks repair to cost additional Tk 120cr
Bangabandhu Bridge Delay in cracks repair to cost additional Tk 120cr The public exchequer will have to fork out around Tk 120 crore extra due to a delay in repairing cracks on Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge. Experts said the repair cost will increase due to development of many new cracks while the old ones became bigger