State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said 90 percent river banks along the Dhaka city and its adjacent areas have been freed from illegal encroachment.

Urging the policymakers and activists to work collaboratively to ensure river rights, speakers on Friday blamed unwise decisions by stakeholders for the poor condition of rivers flowing through Bangladesh.

The local administration started an eviction drive on Monday morning to free the banks of Narod River from illegal occupation.