48 excavators destroyed
A taskforce, comprising officials of administration, environment and police, in separate drives destroyed 48 mechanised excavators, locally called 'boma machine', in Bholaganj Stone Quarry area on Saturday. These illegally run machines were being used by a few organised groups led by local influentials for digging stones, from the country's biggest stone quarry, located on the bordering areas of Companiganj upazila. The taskforce also asked all concerned to withdraw such excavators immediately. Otherwise, those would be burnt and destroyed without further warning, said upazila nirbahi officer Md Saiful Islam.
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