This Week’s Call-in Show: Endangered Rivers of Bangladesh - Possible Solution.
By Masuma Khatun Washington DC 04-November-2009
Rivers in Bangladesh.
In this week’s call-in show our listeners asked
questions on the conditions of rivers in Bangladesh, how endangered they are
and what could be the possible way out from this.
The discussions were centered
around the dangers which the rivers in Bangladesh face both due to
sedimentation , pollution and encroachment by people around . They also talked
about endangered species of fishes in the rivers of Bangladesh.
The panelists included Professor Mujibur Rahman
, Environmental Engineer from Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Technology , Dr Sufian Khandaker , Senior Associate and Chief Water
Resources Engineer, Dewberry, New York and Shaykh Seraj, Director and head of
news, Channel-I TV based in Bangladesh who is anF.A.O. award winning TV Journalist covering
Agriculture and Water resources in Bangladesh.