Desk Report: A full bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Sonargaon Economic Zone’s Managing Director Md Noor Ali to refrain from sand and earth filling of farmlands and wetlands around Meghna river in six moujas in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon. Reports the daily star
The apex court also ordered the deputy commissioner of Narayanganj, Rabbi Miah, to halt filling up the land and remove whatever has been dumped in compliance with a 2014 High Court order and a letter from the deputy commissioner himself.
The apex court also ordered the DC to submit a compliance report to it by October 8.
The DC, Rabbi Miah, in an October 2016 letter asked the local Upazila Nirbahi Officer to halt the work and remove whatever was dumped. He also asked to take legal action against the offender in keeping with the HC’s ban order.
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