Dhaka Canals

Dhaka Canals

The logo of both city corporations. Photo: BSS

Two committees formed to demarcate boundaries of canals under Dhaka city corporations

A 12-member committee has been formed for each city corporation.

Efforts to recover Dhaka’s encroached, terminally degraded canals are not new. Photo: TBS

Dhaka's 220km canals to be revived within this year: Dhaka North

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

Greening of 33 canals, lakes set to begin next week: Dhaka North administrator

Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan inaugurated renovation work on four canals in Dhaka North and two in Dhaka South on 2 February. Photo: TBS

Govt launches drive to restore 19 Dhaka canals before monsoon

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Sketch: TBS

Integrated action plan to be adopted to save Dhaka canals: Rizwana

Dhaka north moves to demarcate canals 

Dhaka north moves to demarcate canals 

Dhaka canals will be ensured free flowing water: LGRD minister

Dhaka canals will be ensured free flowing water: LGRD minister

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Crash programme to clean canals, culverts from next Saturday: Taposh 

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Onus now on city corporations to remove waterlogging