Photo: Dhaka TribuneThe Jubo League leader said he took permission from the authorities to cut down the hill to establish his poultry farmround five acres of a hill have been razed by a local Jubo League leader while most of the government offices entitled to watch over the hills are closed and the rest of them are busy handling the outbreak of coronavirus in the area. The hilly areas, adjacent to Lemujhhiri’s Balaghata area, are being razed for two weeks by some heavy excavator by a local Jubo League leader, Jamal Chowdhury, who is also a former vice-chairman of an upazila of Bandarban, locals say. When asked, a driver of an excavator --which was being used to cut the hill-- Md Mamun said he has nothing to do with it, as he was only employed by the Jubo League leader. He said: “I was brought here to cut the hill for money. However, disregarding the rules razing hills has become a regular thing for the influentials in Bandarban.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 12, 2020 12:33 UTC