Remove 74 illegal structures from Buriganga: HC

The High Court yesterday directed the government to remove 74 illegal structures from the land of Adi (second) channel of the river Buriganga at Hazaribagh and Kamrangirchar in three months.

The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) were asked to follow the order in three months and submit a compliance report to the HC by June 26.

The HC also asked police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to provide all assistance to the DC and BIWTA in carrying out eviction drive.

The HC bench of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice Mohammed Ullah passed the order during hearing a writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) seeking necessary order.

Earlier in the day, Land Record and Survey Department submitted a survey report to the HC bench, saying that there are 74 unauthorised structures including buildings and tin-shed houses in the channel (original channel) of the Buriganga at Hazaribagh and Kamrangirchar.