Stop tree cutting at Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20: HC
Sun Online Desk
11th May, 2021 06:29:14
The High Court on Tuesday issued a verbal order to halt cutting trees at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20.
Justice Mamunur Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman’s virtual bench gave the order while hearing a contempt of court petition against Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and three government officials.
The court directed Attorney General AM Amin Uddin to notify the authorities concerned and fixed May 20 for the next hearing on tree felling at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Advocate Manzil Murshid filed the contempt petition on May 9, three days after serving a legal notice to the respondents.
Suhrawardy Udyan: Notice served on govt to stop deforestation
Sun Online Desk
7th May, 2021 12:09:35
A notice has been served to the government to stop felling trees at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan within 48 hours.
Manzill Murshid, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and president of Human Right and Peace for Bangladesh, served the notice on Thursday.
Secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs Tapan Kanti Ghosh, Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department Mohammad Shamim Akhtar and Chief Architect Mir Manjur Rahman of the Department of Architecture have been made respondents to the notice.
Failure to stop felling trees within the stipulated time will result in contempt of court proceedings against officials responsible for ignoring a previous court order in this regard, Manzill Murshid added.