Fair and credible elections are a must to ensure that the democratic institutions of the country are effective, said UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today (August 22, 2022).
The Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) of Savar Tannery Industrial complex is discharging around 15,000 cubic metres of untreated waste liquid directly into the Dhaleshwari per day.
National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) Chairman Dr Manjur Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday expressed disappointment over the efficiency of the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and similar labs in the Savar industrial area.
The shipping ministry, with the financial support of the World Bank, will dredge the Chattogram-Dhaka- Ashuganj waterways and set up terminals to enhance capacity of the shipping corridor and improve the security system. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and two contractors signed an agreement in this connection at a city hotel on Saturday, a press