UNB, Bagerhat :
A fire broke out at Abdullah Shila in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila on Monday
morning.
This is the third incident of forest fire in Chandpai range over the last three weeks. M Saidul Islam, divisional forest officer of Sundarbans East Zone, said, “The fire originated at Abdullah Shila adjacent to Nangli camp around 11am.” Officials of the Forest Department have already cut a fire lane to stop the spread of fire while firefighters along with local people are trying to douse the fire, he said.
Meanwhile, a Bagerhat court on Sunday issued separate warrants to arrest six accused in a case filed
over the forest fire that burnt around 8.5 acres of forestry in Abdullah Shilla in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans.
The fire originated from a point at Nangli camp around 10am on April 13.
The Forest Department formed a three-member committee, led by assistant forest conservator (Chandpai Range) Belayet Hossain, to investigate the fire incident. The committee was asked to submit its report within two weeks. On March 27, another fire broke out in the Dhanshagor station’s Nangli forest camp area.
A fire broke out at Abdullah Shila in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila on Monday
morning.
This is the third incident of forest fire in Chandpai range over the last three weeks. M Saidul Islam, divisional forest officer of Sundarbans East Zone, said, “The fire originated at Abdullah Shila adjacent to Nangli camp around 11am.” Officials of the Forest Department have already cut a fire lane to stop the spread of fire while firefighters along with local people are trying to douse the fire, he said.
Meanwhile, a Bagerhat court on Sunday issued separate warrants to arrest six accused in a case filed
over the forest fire that burnt around 8.5 acres of forestry in Abdullah Shilla in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans.
The fire originated from a point at Nangli camp around 10am on April 13.
The Forest Department formed a three-member committee, led by assistant forest conservator (Chandpai Range) Belayet Hossain, to investigate the fire incident. The committee was asked to submit its report within two weeks. On March 27, another fire broke out in the Dhanshagor station’s Nangli forest camp area.
