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A long tailback on a highway in Chattogram. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Waterlogging in Ctg can't be solved without restoring drains and canals: Experts

The issue resurfaced after five consecutive days of heavy rainfall left vast areas of the city and surrounding districts inundated.

Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

Tk31cr project to map 30,000 canals across country

DCs asked to submit data on two key canals of each upazila by 1 Mar

DCs asked to submit data on two key canals of each upazila by 1 Mar

Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Azaz speaks to journalists during an eviction drive at the Haikkar Canal in Mohammadpur’s Katasur area on 23 April 2025. File Photo: TBS

Time's up for those occupying canals, water bodies: Dhaka North administrator

Photo: Courtesy

Youth mobilised to combat plastic waste to save canals

An aerial view of Paris Canal in Mirpur, Dhaka. Photo: TBS

Plight of Dhaka's canals: How agencies failed to protect our waterways

A 2005 photo of Rupnagar Canal in Mirpur shows the canal starting just after a white building on the left. In contrast, a recent photo from 2024 shows that the area beyond the building is now crowded with brick and tin-shed houses. Over the past 19 years, about 70% of the canal has been filled and encroached upon by various structures. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Plight of Dhaka's canals: Ravaged by encroachment, pollution, urbanisation

Representational image. File photo

22 of 65 canals in Dhaka turned to plastic dumps: Study

A file photo of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam speaking to the reporters. Photo: Courtesy

Dhaka canals need to be redefined as per CS marks: Mayor Atiq

Illegally occupied canals must be vacated: Mayor Taposh

Illegally occupied canals must be vacated: Mayor Taposh

Ctg City Corporation wants Tk100 crore for canal maintenance

File photo of LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam

Initiatives must to recover canals filled up in Ctg: LGRD minister

Ctg city corporation to seek list of canals, ditches from CDA