The three-day operation to salvage the river saw authorities tear down sheds, mills, factories, multi-storey buildings, warehouses, etc. According to Jahangir Alam Khan, senior information and press officer with the BIWTA, the authorities will resume operations from February 5 to February 19 to further evict illegal structures. Karnaphuli River eviction drive from MondayThe long-awaited eviction drives against the illegal establishments on both shores of the Karnaphuli River will begin Monday. We have already held talks with the stakeholders like the Chittagong City Corporation, Chittagong Port Authority and Chittagong Development Authority in this regard." A number of individuals, business and slum owners, a container terminal, and six government entities are accused of erecting illegal structures at Bakalia, Patenga, Madrabari, Ghosail Danga, Monoharkhali, and Firingi Bazar areas on the river bank.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2019 14:03 UTC