Supreme Court backs HC rule to free rivers
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court (HC) ruling that had ordered dismantling of illegal structures on the banks of four rivers in and around Dhaka city, reports bdnews24.com.
The five-member Appellate Division bench headed by chief justice Md Fazlul Karim gave the orders Monday.
The HC on June 26, 2009 ordered the government to demolish all illegal structures encroaching on the four rivers - Buriganga, Turag, Sitalakhya and Balu-on a petition by rights group Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.
Another HC ruling on Jan 24 this year ordered the government to begin demolishing by February the illegal structures on the banks to safeguard the ecologically threatened rivers which circle the capital.
The five-member Appellate Division bench headed by chief justice Md Fazlul Karim gave the orders Monday.
The HC on June 26, 2009 ordered the government to demolish all illegal structures encroaching on the four rivers - Buriganga, Turag, Sitalakhya and Balu-on a petition by rights group Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.
Another HC ruling on Jan 24 this year ordered the government to begin demolishing by February the illegal structures on the banks to safeguard the ecologically threatened rivers which circle the capital.