Since 2009, Bangladesh has undertaken 178 river bank protection projects at a cost of Tk 58,118 crore, State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque said on Wednesday.
Out of these, 115 projects have already been implemented, while 63 projects are ongoing, Farooque said, responding to a question from independent MP Muhammad Saiful Islam in the Parliament.
Additionally, in response to a query from AL MP AK Abdul Momen, Law Minister Anisul Huq informed the House about the government's plans to address the backlog of under-trial cases. The government plans to increase the number of women and children repression prevention tribunals to reduce the backlog of under-trial cases, Huq said.
