Legal battle

The project aimed at supplying piped water to Anwara, Boalkhali, Patiya, and Karnaphuli upazilas of Chattogram was scheduled for completion by June this year. However, a tunnel boring machine used to lay pipelines along the Karnaphuli riverbed got stuck onshore. Besides, there has also been a legal dispute and it all delayed the project. Photo: Chattogram Wasa
Infrastructure

Legal tangle, stuck boring machine delay South Ctg’s access to Wasa water

A tunnel boring machine used to lay pipelines along the Karnaphuli riverbed got stuck onshore in October 2023. The machine was lodged 78 feet deep near the shore after excavating 202 metres of the...

Nasir Group heirs battle for legacy
Economy

Nasir Group heirs battle for legacy

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Banking

Bankers hail proposed tougher law against willful defaulters, want speedy case disposal