DoE fines two Tk 12 lakh for razing hills in Chattogram

The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram metro imposed a fine of Tk 12 lakh on two people today for razing hills in the port city.

The fine was imposed after a hearing at the DoE office in the Khulshi area of the port city, reports our local correspondent.

Mohammad Nurullah Nuri, director of DoE Chattogram metro, told The Daily Star that two people -- Bahar Uddin and Shamsuddin Badal -- razed 2,400 square feet of hills without obtaining approval from the DoE.

In this regard, two of them were fined Tk 6 lakh each, he added.

Apart from this, a business facility in Hathazari upazila was fined Tk 1 lakh for not obtaining a clearance certificate.