The High Court yesterday ordered the deputy commissioner of Cox’s Bazar to appear before it on September 9 for disobeying its order to save an environmentally critical area (ECA) in the district.
The bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal passed the order responding to a plea filed by the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (BELA).
Petitioner’s lawyer Ikbal Kabir said the High Court in a judgement on June 8, 2011 ruled for evicting all structures from a land of 51 acres at Jhilongza mouza of Cox’s Bazar by one month since it had been declared as an ECA.
Disobeying the High court order, a project has been underway for the construction of houses of government staff.
A contempt ruling was issued against 12 including the Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner on March 4 this year.
