Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) in separate drives torn down 444 illegal establishments at Kamrangirchor on the bank of Buriganga in the past three days.
The establishments which were demolished included multistoried buildings, saw mills, godowns, plastic factories and semi-brick built establishments.
The BIWTA will carry out more drives from February 5 to 19 to remove illegal establishments from the Buriganga riverbanks at the directions of Shipping Ministry.
