Rly demolishes illegal structures on its land
Railway authorities demolished 68 illegal shops on its land near Chapainawabganj Railway Station in the last two days.
Divisional land officer of Railway West Zone Kiron Chandra Roy, assistant state officer Asish Kumar Chakraborty, and executive magistrate Subrato Pal jointly launched the drive with the help of police and Rab personnel in the morning.
Kiron Chandra Roy said the land was acquired by the railway authorities from one Mir Kawsar Ali in 1927.
Later, Kawsar Ali's sons claimed the ownership of the land and filed a case with the district and sessions judge's court in this regard. The court gave the verdict on September 9, 1986 in favour of Bangladesh Railway.
Following the court order, the railway authorities could not recover the land as Kawsar's sons filed a fresh case with the assistant judge' court that also gave its judgement in favour of Bangladesh Railway.
After the court order, the railway authorities served notice on the illegal occupiers, asking it to vacate the land by December 29.
“As they land grabbers did not comply with the order, we launched the drive and recovered the land, demolishing illegal structures erected on it (land),” the divisional land officer said.
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