UP member building shops on grabbed govt land
At least 10 shops have been erected, allegedly by a local union parishad (UP) member and his men, by grabbing government land at Dhashgram haat under Buruil union in Nandigram upazila of the district in the last few days.
Following the erection of the illegal structures, the lessee of the haat and locals tried to protest, but to no effect. Tension prevails in the area, and a clash can erupt any time because the authorities concerned are not taking any steps to stop the construction.
Local UP member Shamsul Haque, and his supporters Amzad Hossain, Gopal Chandra and Akabbar Ali, have been erecting the shops as none in the upazila administration has come forward to take action against them.
Korban Ali, the lessee of the haat, said he will face loss and the government will also count losses as less revenue will be collected from the haat in future.
Shamsul Haque said some people had earlier grabbed land by erecting structures, and he is just doing the same.
Contacted, Chairman of Buroil Union Parishad Abdul Malek said he knew nothing about the land grabbing of the haat.
Contacted, AKM Sarwar Jahan, acting Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Nandigram, said he has ordered the land officials to stop the land grabbing of government land. If the grabbers do not stop, action will be taken against them, he added.
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