Call to cancel leases of lands on Buriganga, Shitalakhya banks

Green activists on Tuesday demanded the cancellation of all the leases of lands on the banks of the Buriganga and Shitalakhya rivers by Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Authority (BIWTA). Lands on the two riverbanks near Dhaka and Narayanganj river ports by BIWTA to land developers and industries will further deteriorate the conditions of the rivers, they observed at a discussion meeting. The discussion meeting was organised by National Committee to Protect River, Road and Railway Sectors at Mukti Bhaban in Paltan area, according to a news agency.