Media focus on river-grabbing imperative
A news was published in TDS on 27th August on the grabbing of Buriganga's second channel. It is apparent that the administration and politically powerful land grabbers are destroying Buriganga's second channel through collusion. It is very surprising and disappointing to learn that the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka district said that it is an “old issue,” and other responsible officials ignored their responsibility saying that all land-grabbing has happened before they joined. According to the local lawmaker and state minister for law, “No matter which party in power, ruling party men had always plundered the channel by turns.” In this situation, we want continuous media focus on this issue because it will build strong public consciousness and create pressure on the administration to take proper steps to save Buriganga's second channel.
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