Dinajpur, March 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday inaugurated a nationwide canal excavation and re-excavation programme by cutting soil with a spade at Sahapara canal in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur.

The programme was launched at around 12:27pm at Balrampur village under Ramchandrapur union of Kaharol upazila.

After reaching the canal bank, the Prime Minister first looked at a map of the canal and then moved forward to cut the soil of the canal.

The Prime Minister also inaugurated the excavation of 54 canals across the country by launching the digging of the 12-kilometre Sahapara canal in the district. Later, he planted a tree sapling on the bank of Sahapara canal.

The initiative brings back a programme first introduced by ...