Chittagong Development Authority is going to start largest waterlogging project in the port city from next month. In preliminary phase, 7 canals out of 36 will be recovered from the illegal possessions .
In water-logging project, these recovered canals (kmhals) will be cleaned and re-excavated . In phases, the re-excavation works of another 29 khals will be taken in hands , sources said. A CDA sources said an amount of Tk.5,616 cr has been sanctioned in ECNEC meeting recently for undergoing the waterlogging project which is scheduled to be completed by 2020 .
CDA decided to undergo the project work in next month and before the rainy season of 2018, the project work is expected to be visible, a reliable sources said. Chairman of CDA Abdus Salam told the media that this waterlogging project is most critical and big project . He expects to start the project work by next month. The recovery work of the canals viz. Moheskhal, Chaktai khal, Rajakhali Khal, Hizra khal, birza khal, Noya khal and Ishpahani khal will be taken in hand in first phase. He further told that according to CDA Master Plan of 1995 and CWASA Master Plan of 2016, the waterlogging project of Chittagong will be implemented, sources said.
CU BCL leader beaten up by fellow activists: A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University was beaten up by fellow activists on the campus on Monday.
The injured was Mohsin Bhuiyan, assistant secretary of the suspended committee of BCL’s CU unit, also a master’s student of international relations. He was given primary treatment at CU Medical Centre.
Around 10 to 15 men, led by BCL activist Nasir Uddin Mishu, attacked him around 3:00am in front of Shamsunahar Hall tea stall, he said. They had the intention to “kill me as I was directly involved in the movement for justice for deceased BCL leader Diaz (Irfan Chowdhury),” said Mohsin.
“They called me from the stall and took me to a corner and started beating me with sticks,” he added.
Mohsin alleged that he was attacked at the directive of the suspended BCL committee’s president Alamgir Tipu and general secretary Fazly Rabbi Sujan. Later, he was rescued by senior leaders. Mishu could not be reached over the phone.
Talking to The Daily Star, both Tipu and Sujan brushed aside the allegations, saying he was beaten up for catcalling Mishu’s girlfriend.
