Staff Reporter :
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the government to immediately stop illegal sand extraction from the Gorai river in Kushtia.
The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in four weeks as to why extraction of sand from the Gorai river in Kushtia should not be declared illegal.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice K M Hafizul Alam passes the order and rule after hearing a writ petition filed by a local businessman, Anwarul Haque Masum, challenging the legality of illegal extraction of sand from the Gorai river in Kushtia.
The HC also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia to dispose of the application filed by Anwarul Haque Masum, who obtained a lease, seeking permission for sand extraction from an area of the Gorai river.
Masum’s lawyer Advocate Habi-un-Nabi told that his client had obtained a lease from the authorities concerned of the government for extracting sand from an area of Gorai river, but some influential local people are illegally extracting sand from different areas of the river damaging the environment and changing course of the river.
Deputy Attorney General A K M Amin Uddin Manik appeared for the state.
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the government to immediately stop illegal sand extraction from the Gorai river in Kushtia.
The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in four weeks as to why extraction of sand from the Gorai river in Kushtia should not be declared illegal.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice K M Hafizul Alam passes the order and rule after hearing a writ petition filed by a local businessman, Anwarul Haque Masum, challenging the legality of illegal extraction of sand from the Gorai river in Kushtia.
The HC also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia to dispose of the application filed by Anwarul Haque Masum, who obtained a lease, seeking permission for sand extraction from an area of the Gorai river.
Masum’s lawyer Advocate Habi-un-Nabi told that his client had obtained a lease from the authorities concerned of the government for extracting sand from an area of Gorai river, but some influential local people are illegally extracting sand from different areas of the river damaging the environment and changing course of the river.
Deputy Attorney General A K M Amin Uddin Manik appeared for the state.
