canals

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The blackened water of Buriganga offers little sign that this was once the lifeline of Dhaka. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Govt forms central cell to restore navigability of Dhaka rivers, canals

Three high-level subcommittees to work under central cell.

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

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

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

Logo of Chattogram City Corporation

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