Apex court upholds HC orders to stop activities of MAAR Ltd in Habiganj
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The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that asked the government to stop the operations of Maizea Advance Agro Refinery (MAAR) Limited, a dry starch powder producing company, for polluting environment at Shahpur area in Habiganj s Madhabpur upazila.
A six-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain dismissed a leave to appeal petition filed by MAAR Limited challenging the HC directive.
Following a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela), the HC on March 15 this year ordered the government to immediately stop the functions of MAAR Limited.
Apex court allows demolishing of illegal structures on Barguna canal
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The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the government to demolish all structures built illegally on the banks of Bharani Khal (canal) in Barguna.
The Appellate Division of the SC upheld a High Court order that on January 7, 2019 directed the local administration of Barguna to evict unauthorised structures from the boundaries of Bharani Khal.
A full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain came up with the order after hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by the government.
Madhabpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Fatema-Tuj Johra sealed off the factory this afternoon, reports our Moulvibazar correspondent.
Deputy Commissioner s Representative Executive Magistrate Shamsuddin Mohammad Reza and Mominul Islam, inspector of Department of Environment (DoE), among others, were present.
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) earlier filed a writ petition with the High Court alleging that waste from MAAR Ltd was polluting the water and environment of the local Ekhtiyarpur canal.
On March 15, the High Court ordered the government to immediately stop operations of MAAR Limited for polluting environment at Shappur in Habiganj s Madhabpur upazila.
In response to a writ petition, the court asked the authorities concerned to assess the environmental and ecological damage caused by MAAR Ltd in the area and to submit the assessment report before this court in 60 days on receiving copy of the order.
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