Save canal in Munshiganj
HC asks govt
The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government to take effective steps immediately to stop encroachment on the canal, Nayaner Khal, in Munshiganj.
During the hearing of a suo moto rule, the HC ordered the deputy commissioner (DC) and the superintendent of police (SP) of Munshiganj to take appropriate legal actions against the grabbers of the canal under Mirkadim pourasava.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim also asked the DC and the SP to submit a report to it after complying with its order by March 6.
Following a report published in the daily Prothom Alo, the bench issued the rule on January 19 asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to protect and preserve the canal and to take action against the land grabbers.
According to the report, the alleged land grabbers encroached upon a portion of the canal and constructed structures there.
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