Illegal structures on RHD land
Some influential people are building illegal structures, occupying the land of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) at Alipur bazar near Kuakata in Kalapara upazila.
Abu Khalifa, Md Mohibbullah, Abul Bashar, Md Salim Hawlader and Delwar Hossain are building tin-shed structures although a signboard of RHD was hung there.
Nobody dares to resist them as they are very influential in the locality, said locals.
Wishing anonymity, a trader of the bazar said the group occupied the RHD land worth about Tk 50 lakh.
During a recent visit, this correspondent found some workers constructing tin-shed structures near Sheikh Russel Bridge at Alipur bazaar.
An alleged occupier Khalifa said they bought the land from a local man several years ago but later they learnt that it belonged to RHD.
They are trying their best to get lease of the land from RHD, he said.
Patuakhali RHD Executive Engineer Md Nizam Uddin Ahmed said they will conduct drives on Patuakhali-Kuakata road near the bridge to remove all illegal structures from both sides of the road.
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