Around 400 trees on both sides of the Basin Road under Kamadia Union in Gobindaganj upazila of the district were felled and sold off yesterday.
According to sources, Mosahed Chowdhury Bablu, the UP cahirman cut down the trees and sold it illegally with the help of Santosh Chandar, a local influential person, also the president of Basin Samity in the union.
Locals and the UP member Majidul Islam Putul said the chairman cut down the trees and embezzled Tk4 lakh by selling it.
On information police went to the market in recovered 26 unsold eucalyptus trees from the spot.
When contacted, the chairman denied the allegation and said the trees were planted in 2006 by the authorities of the samity.
The samity men cut down the trees after discussing with the union parishad office, he said.
UNO Mamun-ul-Hassan said: “I have been informed the incident. Necessary steps will be taken after investigation.”