Grabbing Buriganga: MP Aslamul seeks SC order to avoid eviction Satellite images show how structures were constructed after filling up parts of the Buriganga river and wetland over the years along the Basila bridge in the capital. Photo Courtesy: Ministry of Water Resources Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Awami League lawmaker Aslamul Haque, also the owner of Maisha Group, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court's Appellate Division seeking to stay a High Court verdict that allowed the authorities to conduct eviction drives and recover the land of the Buriganga from the possession of three companies of his group. He submitted the petition to the apex court last week, his lawyer Mohammad Ozi Ullah told The Daily Star yesterday.