CHATTOGRAM, April 9, 2026 (BSS) - The Boalkhali Upazila administration has conducted an overnight drive to stop illegal soil cutting.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mehedi Hasan Faruk and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Kaniz Fatema led the operation in Kanungopara of Amuchia, Bengura of Saroatli, Kanjuri, Popadia, Bidgram, and Kunjuri areas. The drive, which began Wednesday night, continued till today.

During the operation, Md. Khokon, son of Munshi Mia of Popadia, was fined Tk 50,000 for selling topsoil under the Balumahal and Soil Management Act 2010. An excavator used to cut topsoil was also seized in Bidgram.

UNO Faruk said the drive, based on complaints and confidential information, would continue to prevent damage to roads, embankments, and agricultural land.