Owners defy court injunction
Work on the construction of ship-breaking yard is continuing defying the court injunction on land use at Sonaichhari coast under Sitakunda upazila of the district.
The intending owners of the ship-breaking yard have removed the signboard containing the court order.
The appellate division of the High Court imposed the injunction on land use for two weeks on July 6 after over 15,000 trees were felled at the Sonaichhari coast on July 03.
Divisional Forest Officer (Coastal) MA Khaleq Khan confirmed the removal of the signboard and the construction of the shipyard.
He said they are going to file a case in this connection.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) Executive Director Rizwana Hasan expressed his surprise over the construction of ship-breaking yard defying the court injunction.
She observed that it was tantamount to contempt of court and law enforcers can arrest the violator of the court order.
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