Dhaka, July 5 -- Massive illegal extraction and looting of sand worth approximately Tk 27 crore are taking place from the Balumahal (sand quarry) of the Manu River in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar. Despite the expiry of the lease nearly two years ago, the former lessee continues to extract and sell sand, allegedly evading government revenue.
Sources say a conspiracy is underway involving Deepak Dey, the former lessee, and the current lessee, Nazmun Nahar Lipi wife of Selim Ahmed from Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district. Although Nazmun Nahar Lipi officially holds the lease for the 1432 Bengali year, Deepak Dey has reportedly been selling around 10 million cubic feet of previously extracted sand from his time as lessee-illegally and w...