Staff Reporter

The south-western part of Dhaka city would not be free of water-logging as housing companies have occupied one-third of Hazaribagh canal for their roads.
However, Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has restored one kilometre of the three kilometres long canal recently and is now widening it.
But without restoring, the occupied parts of the Hazaribagh canal, the areas between New Market and Nababganj would not get free of water-logging, said WASA officials.
Zahirul Alam, Chief of the Drainage Wing of WASA said, “One kilometre of the canal has been restored by recent drives but still one kilometre is left. [Read more]