There are about 63,000 river encroachers in the 64 districts across the country, according to Mujibur Rahman Hawlader, the chairman of the National River Conservation Commission or NRCC.
Published : 13 Jan 2021, 02:56 AM
He briefed the media and took questions after presenting its annual report for the year 2019 on Tuesday.
Khulna tops the list of divisions with most river encroachers - 11,245, while Sylhet has the lowest - 2,044. In Dhaka, the number is 8,890.
The authorities have removed as many 18,579 encroaching structures in the past year, according to the report, which cited a lack of manpower to free the rivers.