Fear urban planners The ongoing reckless destruction of wetlands in and around the capital will lead to environmental disasters and urban flooding, said urban planners at a workshop yesterday. Dhaka will face a large scale disaster if water bodies, canals and ponds are destroyed through earth filling at the present rate, said Prof Sarwar Jahan ... Read more
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Wetland Grabbing: None jailed in 10 yrs
Not a single person has been jailed for filling up rivers, canals or wetlands in the capital in the last one decade since the Wetland and Open Space Conservation Act, 2000 came into effect. Even though the government vowed to save the rivers around the capital, in no instance was the earth used for filling ... Read more