In 2012, the Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) along with several other NGOs filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking a ban on all activities of Ashiyan City
Months after an eviction drive that demolished over 200 structures illegally built along the bank of Bakkhali river in Cox’s Bazar town, the area has been grabbed yet again.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday asked the government authorities to produce detailed reports on how various housing projects in Uttarkhan and Dakkhinkhan areas of the capital received government approval.
Three and a half years into the High Court order to ban single-use plastic products in the coastal districts, there has been no visible progress towards implementation.