Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina wants to press ahead with river dredging
Project Updates - February 5, 2010
Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has directed the authorities concerned to start dredging work in the Padma and Jamuna Rivers.
“Don’t waste time. Start dredging work in the rivers Padma and the Jamuna on the basis of the studies,” she said while presiding over the 3rd Meeting on Water Sector and Dredging at her office, earlier this week.
After the meeting, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, told local media that the meeting held a discussion on the latest situation regarding the navigability of the rivers, river channels, requirements of dredging, work plans of dredging in 2009-10 as well as the conditions of water reserves of the country.
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