Meghna grabber defies govt order

A private dockyard company has been building two slipways in the Meghna river in Munshiganj’s Gazaria even after the National River Commission asked the firm to stop its work and free the river. The company, Khan Brothers Slipways and Engineering Works, does not have the licence to use the river foreshore, which is mandatory. It also does not have the clearance from the shipping and environment departments to erect structures on river land. It began building the two slipways, each 18,000 square feet, several months ago well below the river’s dry season low watermark.