Evict illegal structures on St Martin: JS body

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change today recommended taking legal steps for the eviction of all illegal structures on St Martin's Island to maintain its ecological balance.

The recommendations came from the 38th meeting of the parliamentary committee held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with its chairman Saber Hossain Chowdhury in the chair, said a handout.

The meeting also held an elaborate discussion over the current situation of the Kathmandu Roadmap to curb air pollution and the agendas for the COP 28.

It also discussed on the Forest Conservation Act, evaluated the progress of the recommendations about block bricks taken in its 36th meeting, and the activities of the Climate Change Trust.

The meeting also suggested taking proper steps in implementing the MoU between India and Bangladesh over protecting the Sundarbans.

Committee members Razaul Karim Bablu and Khodeza Nasrin Akter, secretary of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change ministry, director general of the Directorate of Environment (DoE), chairman of Bangladesh Forest Industry Development Corporation and Bangladesh Rubber Board and officers concerned of the ministry were present at the meeting.