Dhaka, May 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has ordered authorities to reduce Chattogram city's waterlogging problem by at least half during the current monsoon season.

He gave the directive on Wednesday while addressing a stakeholder meeting at the Chattogram Circuit House, according to a post on the chief advisor's official Facebook page.

The meeting focused on addressing urban waterlogging and developing the Oxygen-Hathazari highway.

Yunus called on the authorities to gradually reduce the port city's waterlogging, setting a target of a 50 percent reduction this monsoon and aiming for its eventual elimination.

"We've had plenty of theoretical discussions in the past, but now it's time to move beyond talk. We want to free Chattogra...