Allegations have emerged in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram that relatives of Sheikh Hasina’s military secretary have illegally cut down trees and occupied 12 acres of reserved forest land under the Chunati Range’s Satgar Beat. According to local residents, Anwar Kamal, a member of the South District Awami League and former district council member, along with his cousin Nazrul, cleared the forest area and sold trees without any legal action from forest officials.
Residents further claimed that tree felling continues in several areas near the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway, where more than ten fish projects and numerous betel leaf plantations have been established on forest land. They alleged that a powerful syndicate is destroying the environment by cutting trees and occupying forest areas. Field visits reportedly confirmed large-scale deforestation and land encroachment in multiple locations.
Chunati Range Officer Abir Hossain stated that the deforested area falls outside their jurisdiction, while South Forest Division Officer Mohammad Sohel Rana said legal action will be taken against anyone involved, including forest officials if found complicit.
সেলিম উদ্দীন, লোহাগাড়া (চট্টগ্রাম) প্রকাশ : ১৮ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ০৯: ৪১ সেলিম উদ্দীন, লোহাগাড়া (চট্টগ্রাম) চট্টগ্রামের লোহাগাড়ায় শেখ হাসিনার সামরিক সচিব ও তার ভাইয়ের বিরুদ্ধে বনাঞ্চলের গাছ কেটে জমি দখলের অভিযোগ উঠেছে। জানা গেছে, চট্টগ্রামের লোহাগাড়া
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