HC: Evict 211 illegal establishments from Kirtonkhola River bank

The High Court bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das passed the order being moved by a petition of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh. The court also directed the district administration to file a progress report before it informing what they have done to comply with the order. The court will hear the matter on November 13. The High Court had issued a rule on March 6, 2012 after the petition was filed by the organisation. The court had asked to know as to why necessary steps would not be taken to evict illegal structures at the bank of Kirtonkhola River and why the court will not ask to take steps to protect the river. In April last year, the court had asked the Barisal DC to make a list of the people who are grabbing the river’s lands and place it before the court. This month, the authorities placed the list with an affidavit following which the order was passed yesterday.