Shafiqur Rahman says reviving rivers through dredging is crucial to tackling floods, drought and environmental decline

Random projects cannot save our rivers, if commitment and coordination are lacking

Government must revise Pashur excavation project

Poor planning, neglect and corruption in river excavation projects must end.

In what can only be described as a complete lack of coordination between different departments, 150 metres of a 2.5km concrete road have sunk into the Kumar River in Kazi Kandia area of Nagarkanda Upazila.