Dhaka, March 16 -- Road Transport Advisor Md Fouzul Kabir Khan has predicted a future shortfall of space for crop cultivation, industrial production, and even burial sites if land acquisition for roads and bridges continues at current rate.

He said the rising number of bridges in Bangladesh led to the use of rivers for waste disposal instead of transporting passengers and goods.

Sharing his recent experience during a visit to the Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant, the advisor expressed his concerns in a Facebook post on Sunday.

He said when it comes to domestic travel, his preferred mode of transportation is the river route, followed by rail, air, and lastly, road.

Fouzul, however, lamented that it had become difficult to use river ro...