DHAKA, Jan 30, 2022 (BSS) – The High Court (HC) today ordered authorities concerned to conduct a survey to mark the boundary of river Khagdon in Kathpotti area in Barguna district sadar and submit a report in this regard.
 
A High Court division bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice SM Maniruzzaman passed the order after holding a hearing on a writ petition filed to this end.
 
The court asked Barguna deputy commissioner (DC), sadar upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and AC-land to execute its order within six weeks.
 
The High Court also issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in four weeks as to why their inaction in stopping illegal earth filling, grabbing of river land, raising illegal infrastructures shall not be declared illegal and why the court shall not pass order to remove these from the river land.
 
The court asked 12 officials including LGRD secretary and environment secretary to reply to the rule.
 
Rights group Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) filed the writ, while senior advocate Manjil Morshed moved the plea before the court. Deputy Attorney General Samarendra Nath Biswas argued for the state.