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PM directs coordinated action for pollution-free rivers, liveable environment

06 Sep, 2026 14:35 pm
DHAKA, Sept 6, 2026 (BSS) - Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed all concerned to play their due roles in ensuring pollution-free rivers and a clean, liveable environment for future generations. "Alongside ourselves, we must strive to leave pollution-free rivers and a liveable environment for the next generation. We cannot simply wait for government directives; we must also act out of our own sense of responsibility," he said. The Prime Minister was speaking at a review meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat this morning on pollution control, waste removal, conservation and management of rivers around Dhaka, ensuring navigability and developing the circular waterways. Prime Minister's Assistant Press Secretary Gazi Shahriar Pamir told reporters that the meeting reviewed measures to control pollution and remove waste from the Buriganga, Turag, Dhaleshwari, Balu and Shitalakkhya rivers and their adjoining canals and drains, ensure navigability and normal water flow, and improve the existing circular waterways around Dhaka. The Prime Minister directed the authorities to take effective steps to swiftly implement the plans adopted so far, stressing proper coordination among the concerned ministries, divisions and agencies to advance the activities. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Planing Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, State Minister for Shipping Md. Razib Ahsan, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam, Prime Minister's Special Assistant Dr. Md. Saimum Parvez, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A B M Abdus Sattar and Commander of Bangladesh Navy's Dhaka Naval Area Rear Admiral Abdullah-Al-Maqsoos, among others, attended the meeting. Secretaries of the concerned ministries and divisions, administrators of Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur city corporations and other senior officials concerned were also present.
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DHAKA, Sept 6, 2026 (BSS) – An initiative has been undertaken to implement an e-Parliament system aimed at establishing a paperless, modern and technology-driven Parliament. Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Library Committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser Kamal, MP, along with committee members Nayab Yusuf Ahmed and A B M Mosharraf Hossain, paid a courtesy call on Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, in this regard. During the meeting, they stressed the need to implement the e-Parliament system to make parliamentary activities more dynamic, modern and technology-oriented. The proposed system will have both Bangla and English versions. It will make parliamentary document management, information preservation and information exchange easier, faster and more effective. The Speaker directed the formation of a committee, headed by the Deputy Speaker, to oversee the implementation of the e-Parliament system. The committee will review the proposed system’s structure, implementation process, required technological infrastructure and other related issues and take necessary measures, said a press release issued by the Parliament Secretariat. The Speaker also directed that a presentation on the e-Parliament system be made by the end of September. The presentation will highlight the proposed system’s operational mechanism, technological capabilities, implementation plan and other important aspects. The meeting noted that implementation of the e-Parliament system would mark an important milestone for the incumbent government. Once introduced, various parliamentary activities and documents will be managed digitally. The system will reduce paper use and save time and administrative costs while increasing the speed, efficiency and coordination of parliamentary activities. The meeting also decided to contact the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), donor countries and donor agencies to secure necessary technical and other assistance for implementing the project. Their support will be sought at subsequent stages of the project, as necessary. The e-Parliament system is being considered an important and timely step towards establishing a paperless and technology-driven Parliament. Officials concerned of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat were present at the meeting.  

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