UP member sued for felling 200 roadside trees
A member of Moghia Union Parishad (UP) under Kachua upazilla of Bagerhat district were yesterday sued for felling 200 trees on both sides of the road from Charsonakur Madrasa to Nandipara ferryghat.
Mizanur Rahman, acting chairman of the union parishad, filed the case with Kachua Police Station.
Locals said the UP member, Mostajabul Hossain Mantu, hired people who cut down all the trees in three days (from April 16 to 19). Logs of the felled trees were later sent to Sharupkati of Pirojpur district in four boats for sale, they alleged.
Acting chairman Mizanur Rahman said the trees were partly damaged by cyclonic storm Sidr that lashed the coastal belts of Bagerhat district on November 15, 2007.
Contacted Upazila Nirbahi officer (UNO) Mehedi Hasan said the UP member has been sued for his direct involvement in felling the trees and selling them elsewhere.
UP member Mostajabul Hossain Mantu could not be reached over cellphone despite several attempts for his comment on this matter.
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