'Old Khoai river near dead’
Environmentalists in a visit to the Old Khoai river in Habiganj yesterday found it to be near dead due to incessant land grabbing and pollution.
They blamed the local administration's reluctance in protecting the river and demanded stern legal actions be taken against culprits, said a press release of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa).
The visitors' team included columnist Syed Abul Moksud, Bapa joint secretary Sharif Jamil, Habiganj unit president Prof Ikramul Wadud, general secretary Prof Muhammad Abdus Jaher, environmentalists, and locals.
Syed Moksud said the country's rivers were disappearing because of some interest groups. He feared that it would lead to severe environmental disaster in the future.
For the present condition of the river, he blamed the local administration, which he said, was not active enough to ensure normal flow of the river water.
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