Kurigram, Feb. 6 -- The persistent navigability crisis on the Brahmaputra River along the Chilmari-Roumari waterway remains unaddressed, despite repeated promises of year-round dredging.

While the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) continues to fall short in ensuring a navigable route, the government is bearing heavy financial losses due to ineffective dredging operations, locals alleged.

Unfulfilled Promises and Rising Frustration

In September last year, then-chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Dr AKM Matiur Rahman, stressed the urgent need for dredging. But BIWTA has yet to take substantial action, locals claim.

Residents and transport operators have expressed growing frustration, ...