The High Court wants the government to police the banks of the Buriganga to stop disposal of waste into the river.

It yesterday directed the authorities to deploy police along the river banks immediately.

It also ordered them to form a committee to monitor the law enforcers' actions with regard to waste-dumping and submit a report within

four weeks.

Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water TYansport Authority (BIWTA), director general of the Department of Environment (DoE) and deputy commissioner of Dhaka were asked to form the monitoring committee, drawing representatives from the district administration, BIWTA and DoE.

In a rule, the court also asked the government to explain within four weeks why it

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