, Sept. 10 -- A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives to stop the dredging activities by the S Alam Power Plant and remove the breakwater in Boroghona of Banshkhali of Chattogram district.

Abul Hossain, assistant general secretary of Gandamara Barguna Multipurpose Cooperatives' filed the writ petition with the HC bench on Wednesday.

It also sought directives to compensate for the damage being caused to the livelihoods of fishermen at this jetty due to the docking of the coal-carrying lighter ships of the S. Alam Group.

A total of 11 people including secretary to the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry, Chairman of S. Alam Group Mohamamd Saiful Alam, Mnaging Director of SS Power Plant, Assistant...