Ferdous Anwar News Today

Rivers don’t live anymore, they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free -- or as a character in their own story, as told through poetry and music.

Shikalbaha Canal, a major waterbody in south Chattogram directly connected to Karnaphuli and Sangu rivers, is struggling to survive amid rampant pollution.

Defying law, shipbreakers in Chattogram are breaking scrap vessels without obtaining clearance from the Department of Environment (DoE), putting the environment at risk. 

The environment department notes that illegal sand extraction at Sandwip Channel goes on unabated as local influential people are involved in it

In 2019, the government issued a circular to implement hundred percent use of hollow blocks by 2025. Industry insiders say only 5% has actually been achieved so far. Meanwhile, brick kilns continue to thrive and expand