Crematorium land recovered after 15 years
The local people yesterday recovered a crematorium land illegally occupied by a local muscleman for the last 15 years at Mostofi village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.
Awami League leader Matiar Rahman led the people in recovering the crematorium site from the land grabber.
Pulin Chandra Roy, an elderly local, said eight decimals of land at the village were donated for using as crematorium 60 years ago. “A local muscleman took the crematorium land under his illegal possession 15 years ago but we didn't dare to protest against him in fear of harassment,” he said, adding that they are now happy to get back the land.
Uttam Kumar Roy said they had been facing untold suffering during burning bodies here and there for the last 15 years as the land was under illegal possession of a local muscleman.
Local union parishad member Majibar Rahman said the alleged land grabber Siddique Ali was asked several times to leave the crematorium land that went unheeded.
He said the Hindus and Muslims participated in recovering the land and it was handed over to the Hindus in presence of Pulin Roy for using it as crematorium.
Refuting the allegation of grabbing the land, Siddique said the land was lying abandoned beside his land in the village.
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