BIWTA Chairman Commodore Mohammad Mozammel Haque CollectedThe post is set to be filled by Commodore M Mahbub-ul Islam, who is currently stationed in Chittagong as the COMNAVThe government has issued a transfer order for the Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). Amid BIWTA’s intense eviction drives on the banks of Buriganga and Karnaphuli rivers, the public administration ministry issued a circular in this regard on Thursday. BIWTA Joint Director AKM Arif Hossain, who is leading the drive against the Buriganga River encroachment, said the transfer of the BIWTA chief will not complicate the eviction process. On Thursday’s parliament session, the State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said that the eviction drives will continue disregarding outside influence. On February 5, the BIWTA drive demolished several semi-concrete structures owned by Haji Mohammad Selim, Awami League lawmaker from the Dhaka 7 constituency.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 15, 2019 18:00 UTC