The slum has been developed on government-owned Khas land, said Baklia Police Station Chief Pranab Kumar Chowdhury after the blaze on Sunday morning. The slum could not be removed due to a ban from the High Court, said officials from the Chattogram district administration. We’re the owners of these lands,” he said when asked if he has constructed the shanties illegally on a Khas land. They the rooms and shanties were built on Khas land, Sabrina Afrin Mostafa, assistant commissioner (land) in charge of Chattogram Central Circle told bdnews24.com. The district administration has started a drive to evict illegal structures beside the Karnaphuli River following a High Court order.

Source: bd News24 February 18, 2019 06:56 UTC