2 arrested for razing hills in Chattogram

A team of the Department of Environment (DoE) today (October 19, 2022) arrested two people for razing hills and damaging the ecosystem in Chattogram.

The arrestees, Faizullah, Md Liton, were caught while they were attending hearing at DoE Chattogram metro office, said Hasan Ahmed, assistant director of the DoE.

A case was filed with Akbar Shah Police Station against four, including the two arrestees, for illegally cutting hills and constructing structure, he said.

According to the case document, on October 18, a team of DoE Chattogram Metropolitan Office visited the spot and found that about 1,500 cubic feet hills adjacent to Lake City residential area of Akbar Shah in the port city had been razed to the ground by the accused.