Desk Report, Lease activities of nine sand dunes in and around protected forest areas suspended The High Court has suspended the lease of nine sand pits and their adjacent protected forests in three upazilas of Cox’s Bazar – Chakaria, Ramu and Ukhia. It has been asked to prepare a list of the lessees and the guilty parties involved in sand extraction from the forest area and to submit a report to the court within three months after assessing the damage caused to the forest due to sand extraction. Lease activities…
Read MoreLease activities of nine sand dunes in and around protected forest areas suspended
