The demand has been raised from a rally of Workers’ Party held at Cheragi Pahar intersection in the city on Sunday. The speakers from the rally demanded a stop to the encroachment and pollution of Karnaphuli River, carrying out the dredging activities of the river effectively and freeing the river from the menace of polythene and garbage. Around 98% of the country’s export and import is done through Chittagong port which is located by the estuary of the river. It is a demand of time to declare the Karnaphuli as the national river,” said the researcher. “The mindless activities will stop with the declaration of Karnaphuli as a national river,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 02, 2020 06:56 UTC