Mobile court raid in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilp Nagar: 5 arrested

Mobile court raid in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilp Nagar: 5 arrested

National Desk :    |    ০৫:১২ পিএম, ২০২৩-০৪-১২

MD. Masuduzzaman Rajib : The Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) in 2015 in Isakhali Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City, Mirsarai, Mouza: Banshkhali, JL No. 39, Mouza: Pirer Char, JL No. 110, Mouza: , Sadhur Char, JL No ,No: 111, Mouza: Shilpo Char, J,L No: 112, Mirsarai Upazila Land Office executed transfer of possession of land Total 4815.8254 (four thousand eight hundred and 15 acres of land with a view to establishing economic zone.

by local gangs, landlords, and forest thieves. Coastal mangrove forests are being destroyed at an irresistible pace. Forest soil and sand is being sold elsewhere by digging ponds, sand is being lifted with the help of illegal dredger machines within 100 meters of the Marine Drive road and the shoreline of the coastal Paubo fence.

The matter comes to the attention of the concerned administration. The Executive Magistrate of the administration conducted a mobile court with members of the Coast Guard and law enforcement forces on Tuesday.

Executive Magistrate of the Mobile Court and Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Mirsarai Upazila, Mizanur Rahman told ' the Daily tourist', “During the raid on specific complaints, the issue of excavation of ponds and sale of land elsewhere and illegal sand mining. The criminal was identified as Bimal Chandra Das, 28, of Narsinghpur, who was arrested while selling the soil elsewhere with an excavator. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment and fined Tk 50,000.

within 100 meters of the fenced road along the river bank in the economic zone Nasir Sheikh, 42, Abdul Haque, 43, Riyad Hossain, 20, and Arif, 21, were arrested for illegally lifting sand with the help of dredger machines.

Nasir Sheikh, who was once arrested for illegal sand mining, was sentenced to three months imprisonment and fined Rs 1 lakh. Abdul Haque was sentenced to three months imprisonment and fined taka 1 lakh.

Riyad Hossain was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and Arif was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The five were handed over to Jorarganj police station yesterday (Tuesday) evening. The accused were sent to court on Wednesday morning.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jorarganj Police Station Md. Zahid Hossain confirms the incident to the daily tourist correspondant;