C T Online Desk: Syed A Rizwana Hasan, chief executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association – BELA , urged the civil society to play the role of watchdog in protecting the river s..
She slso thinks that this will create positive pressure on the administration. . But we have to move towards our goal. If truth and justice prevail, we will win. It should be remembered. At this time, he also commented that there is a need to increase researches and monitoring in the community label to protect the river.
Bela’s chief executive said these things in a workshop on Chittagong Divisional Rivers. Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association ( BELA ) organized this workshop at a restaurant in the city recently.
In addition to the Karnaphuli River, the lifeblood of the country’s economy, video footage was released about the potential for serious encroachment – pollution and problems – of the main rivers of Chittagong Division including Halda River , Feni River , Bankkhali of Cox ‘s Bazar , Matamuhuri.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan said , the river is a living entity. The river must be saved. He who destroys the river is undermining the national interest. If we had not spoken to save the river , Buriganga would have become a residential area long ago.
