Readers Respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “Rivers officially made thinner”
Iftikhar-ul-Awwal
The HC order and subsequent ministerial decision to rectify the faulty demarcations have not been carried out. In many cases the foreshores have been filled up by land grabbers in connivance with men in authority. The weakness of the government to enforce HC directives is due mainly to real estate firms many of which belong to AL supporters. As civil administration including the ministries, BIWTA and the district administrations have failed to reclaim khas land as per the CS and RS record, we may requisition the armed forces (as in many other cases they are our last resort) to implement the directives of the court and ministries. We want to see this historic city in a befitting setting worthy to be the capital of our country. Dev Saha
Do not worry; it is going to be thinner with time. Dr. Ahsan Habib
Is it not the same government that jumped to repeal 13th amendment because of a short order from the same Supreme Court? What happened to the government's allegiance to the High Court? Nasirullah Mridha
Most of the ministries of the government have failed to live up to the public expectation. Share Market scam, MLM fraud, Hall Mark-Sonali Bank scam, Railwaygate scam, etc., are a few examples of government's failure. Now if the river grabbers choke the full swath of the foreshores, we will not be surprised because we are now accustomed to see this kind of misdeed. Mayen Uddin Tazim
This is a longstanding issue. The influential people occupied the rivers around Dhaka city ignoring the High Court order and subsequent ministerial decision. The whole environment was affected by this activity and the rivers have become narrow. The nation wants to know how these land grabbers have become more powerful than the High Court and the government executive bodies as well as the law enforcement agencies. Many environmental organisations have raised their voice against these illegal occupiers. But we have not seen any positive result so far. A reader
The media can play the major role in freeing our rivers from the illegal occupiers. The Daily Star did a good job in the past to save the rivers. It can again organise a campaign to make all people aware about the importance of the rivers for our survival and also create pressure on the government to take stern actions against the occupiers. All the newspapers should give this issue a prominent space in their front pages. Together we will fight against those few influential people.
The HC order and subsequent ministerial decision to rectify the faulty demarcations have not been carried out. In many cases the foreshores have been filled up by land grabbers in connivance with men in authority. The weakness of the government to enforce HC directives is due mainly to real estate firms many of which belong to AL supporters. As civil administration including the ministries, BIWTA and the district administrations have failed to reclaim khas land as per the CS and RS record, we may requisition the armed forces (as in many other cases they are our last resort) to implement the directives of the court and ministries. We want to see this historic city in a befitting setting worthy to be the capital of our country. Dev Saha
Do not worry; it is going to be thinner with time. Dr. Ahsan Habib
Is it not the same government that jumped to repeal 13th amendment because of a short order from the same Supreme Court? What happened to the government's allegiance to the High Court? Nasirullah Mridha
Most of the ministries of the government have failed to live up to the public expectation. Share Market scam, MLM fraud, Hall Mark-Sonali Bank scam, Railwaygate scam, etc., are a few examples of government's failure. Now if the river grabbers choke the full swath of the foreshores, we will not be surprised because we are now accustomed to see this kind of misdeed. Mayen Uddin Tazim
This is a longstanding issue. The influential people occupied the rivers around Dhaka city ignoring the High Court order and subsequent ministerial decision. The whole environment was affected by this activity and the rivers have become narrow. The nation wants to know how these land grabbers have become more powerful than the High Court and the government executive bodies as well as the law enforcement agencies. Many environmental organisations have raised their voice against these illegal occupiers. But we have not seen any positive result so far. A reader
The media can play the major role in freeing our rivers from the illegal occupiers. The Daily Star did a good job in the past to save the rivers. It can again organise a campaign to make all people aware about the importance of the rivers for our survival and also create pressure on the government to take stern actions against the occupiers. All the newspapers should give this issue a prominent space in their front pages. Together we will fight against those few influential people.
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