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Prime minister inaugurates Feni flood-control rehabilitation project

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the first phase of the Muhuri-Kohua flood-control, drainage and irrigation rehabilitation project in Feni on 1 October.

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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the first phase of the Muhuri-Kohua flood-control, drainage and irrigation rehabilitation project in Feni on 1 October.

Reports put the project’s approved cost at about Tk1,542 crore. It includes embankment rehabilitation and waterway re-excavation. UNB, Bonik Barta and Jago News report the inauguration; some coverage relies on official or wire accounts. The launch does not establish that all project work is complete or that future flood protection is guaranteed.

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