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December 23rd, 2011
3 Dhaka Rivers to Get Boundary Pillars

Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan yesterday formally launched the raising of boundary pillars along the Buriganga at Jinjira Ferry Ghat in Keraniganj to demarcate the river and parts of the Turag and the Balu. The High Court in 2009 asked the deputy commissioners concerned to demarcate four Dhaka rivers with pillars as per cadastral survey (CS) and revisional survey (RS) records. Zanendra Nath Sarker, additional deputy commissioner (revenue) of Dhaka, said they followed the RS records to demarcate the rivers, as it is impossible to reclaim the river as per CS records. Read More