A Bangladesh ruling party MP has filled up more than 54 acres from the Buriganga river and wetland to construct a power plant and a private economic zone in Basila, according to a government probe report.

Aslamul Haque, lawmaker of Dhaka-14, started this illegal activity in 2010, found the probe led by the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC).

The report recommended the land be recovered and restored to its original state as nearly 14km of the river is dying due to this earth filling.

https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/part-river-now-mps-2003717