Dhaka, Jan. 18 -- Unabated hill cutting is posing a serious threat to the environment in Haripur of Jaintapur upazila, an area rich in mineral resources.
Hills and hillocks are being leveled in the pretext of making space for constructing buildings but the red soil is being sold instead to be used for filling up rivers, ponds and lowlands in the area.
Locals said some influential people are involved in the process. They expressed anger and frustration at the inactivity of the local administration, forest department and police.
Many are cutting hills in the area in the cover of darkness.
Section 6 (Kha) of the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995 prohibits cutting and/or razing hill and hillocks. They can be cut or razed in natio...