Local influential people loot trees from college compound
Criminals felled and took away 15 mahogany trees from the ground of Khidirpur Technical and Business Management College in Atghoria upazila under the district on Saturday.
"A gang of local influential people led by Md Abdul Kader cut down 15 trees on the college ground Saturday morning. Then they took the logs to a saw mill in the same village,” said Md Shahinuzzaman, principal of the college.
"The felled trees were 15 to 18 years old. If the criminals are not punished, they may do similar act again as there are around 40 other trees on the college campus," he said.
A petition was filed with Atghoria police station on Saturday and police visited the college yesterday.
“We have seized the logs of the felled trees from the saw mill. There is a dispute over land between the accused and the college administration,” said Md Monirul Islam, officer in charge of Atghoria police station.
Principal Md Shahinuzzaman, on the other hand, said, "The college authority had bought the land in 2003 and so, none can cut the trees on the college land without the authorities' permission. We also got the land measured by an amin but the accused [Kader] did not raise any objection then. Now they are trying to create confusion about the matter.”
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