Around 20 mahogany trees planted to prevent river erosion along an embankment in Kamalpur area of Mithamain upazila, Kishoreganj, were allegedly cut down by local BNP leader Zahidul Alam Jahangir. Residents said the trees, considered symbols of protection against erosion, were removed gradually since August 5, with 10 to 12 trees felled on February 21. Each tree was valued between Tk 20,000 and Tk 25,000. The accused reportedly used electric saws to cut and transport the logs elsewhere.
Jahangir, president of Mithamain upazila BNP, denied the allegations, claiming the trees were not on government land and that each person cut trees from their own property. Local officials stated the trees had been planted under the supervision of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and an NGO named Khoab in the mid-1990s. The felled trees were seized from a sawmill, and a case has been filed.
Police confirmed identifying a worker involved in transporting the logs and are pursuing him to trace the main culprit. The Kishoreganj district BNP secretary said legal and organizational action would follow if the allegations proved true.
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