ECNEC approves Tk 3,089 97cr Meghna River Bank protection project | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) bssnews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bssnews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More than 50 villages in four unions of Khulnas Koyra upazila have been inundated by tidal surges triggered by Cyclone Yaas. In the four unions of Koyra, embankments have been damaged at 11 places. Dams of the Bangladesh Water Development Board on Kapotakkho, Koyra and Shakberia rivers
Fighting Flood, Erosion: Monsoon nears, projects nowhere
Uncertainty looms over completion of BWDB works to protect embankments and dredge rivers ahead of monsoon
At least two dozen river dredging and embankment protection projects aimed at combating floods and erosion across the country are set to miss the deadline of this June due to fund crunch, red tape, and mistakes in assessments.
Completion of these projects is now uncertain particularly because the government opted for austerity measures against the backdrop of the Covid-19 economic downturn, a top official of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) confirmed.
The projects are crucial to reducing the damage of croplands and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, a common phenomenon during the monsoon when rivers of the country swell, said experts.
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No tripartite talks on Rohingya soon
Diplomatic Correspondent | Published: 16:15, May 10,2021 | Updated: 00:44, May 11,2021
Chinese ambassador Li Jiming on Monday said that Bangladesh’s engagement in the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy would substantially damage Dhaka’s relations with Beijing.
Replying to a question on the recent visit of the Chinese defence minister to Dhaka, Li Jiming described the IPS as a club of a small group of ‘elite’ countries, including US and Japan, and said that the group was neither for economic purposes nor for ensuring security in the region. ‘It is about China,’ he said.
‘[It is] not a good idea for Bangladesh to participate in a small club. Any form of participation for Bangladesh in this small group may substantially damage relations [with China],’ the ambassador said in a programme on Bangladesh-China relations with Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh held virtually. �