Bangladesh, April 5 -- The eviction drive carried tenaciously to recover the rivers around the capital city has largely paid good dividends. Without a strong political will, this would have been impossible. Buildings from two-storey to seven or eight-storey were demolished at several points on the Buriganga and Turag banks. Clearly, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has proved that it means business this time. Under the codename Delta Plan, this time the eviction drive has been far wider in scope and range. Use of political clouts to save illegally built structures was of no help. But there is an uncanny silence over the fate of a jetty built and used by one of the regular service outfits.
That the urgency of saving t...