Mongla Port Channe

Editorial Views

A loss that compensation can't cover

Under the dredging project of Mongla Port, sand extracted from the Pasur River is being dumped onto surrounding arable land, which is damaging not only cultivable land but also fishery projects. Although local residents have been protesting this for several years, the government has taken no action to date. According to information received from the media on Saturday (26 July), Joymonir Ghol, the southernmost settlement at Chila union in Mongla, lies just before the Sundarbans. In the past few years, the livelihoods of hundreds of people in this region have changed due to the sand dumped from the dredging of the Pasur River.