Department of Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development explained

Department of Bangladesh Haor And Wetland Development
Formation:	2000 (as Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board) 2016 (as Department)
Headquarters:	Faridpur, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali

The Department of Bangladesh Haor And Wetland Development is a government department that is responsible for the management and regulation of Wetlands and haors in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The Government of Bangladesh passed an ordinance which formed the Haor Development Board on 22 February 1977. On 11 September 2000 it was reconstituted to form the Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board by presidential order.^[4] Later in July 2016 it was reconstituted as the Department of Bangladesh Haor And Wetland Development by the government of Bangladesh.

Notes and References

1. Web site: About BHWDB. Department of Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development. 21 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161122154846/http://bhwdb.gov.bd/about. 22 November 2016. dead.
2. News: PM for proper utilisation of wetlands. The Daily Star. 21 November 2016. 6 May 2016.
3. News: Sorry tale of haor people. The Daily Star. 21 November 2016. 17 October 2015.
4. News: Haor-wetland board to be autonomous. Dhaka Tribune. 21 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161122071603/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/sep/25/haor-wetland-board-be-autonomous. 22 November 2016. dead.