Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A human chain and protest meeting held in South Ullah Bormotair area of Bharatkhal Union in Saghata upazila, Gaibandha, following obstruction to river management and erosion control work. On Wednesday, local riverside residents organise the programme along the banks of the Jamuna River.
Under the project titled "Protection of the Right Bank of the Jamuna River: Safeguarding Katlamari in Fulchhari Upazila and Gobindi and Holdia Areas in Saghata Upazila", construction of blocks under Package No. 1 in Bormotair area begins under the supervision of the Water Development Board.
However, locals allege that a few individuals, identified as Manik Tikka and Zillu, obstruct the work demanding extortion money. Md. Taibur Rahman, wh...