Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
An embankment made at the Bangali river near the Nabinagar village of Dhanut Upazilla, Bogra, has hampered the flow of water to its branches and increased flow in the main river leading to erosion of the river flow on the both sides. This posed a threat to the infrastructure and agriculture on the river side.
The High Court issued a Rule Nisi to show cause as to why the respondents should not be directed to demarcate the river Bangali at Dhanut Upazilla, Bogra and thereby protect the river from unlawful and unauthorised occupation and use and also why they should not be directed to assess the damage caused to the river’s ecology due to the embankments and realize the damages incurred by the locals.
Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider
Mr. Justice Muhammad Khursid Alam Sarkar
Constitution, Articles 18A, 21, 31, 32 and 42;
Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950;
Bangladesh Environmental Conservation, 1995;
Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997;
Bangladesh Water Development Board Act, 2000;
Bangladesh Water Act, 2013;
জাতীয় নদী রক্ষা কমিশন আইন২০১৩;
Land Management Manual, 1990
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
An embankment made at the Bangali river near the Nabinagar village of Dhanut Upazilla, Bogra, has hampered the flow of water to its branches and increased flow in the main river leading to erosion of the river flow on the both sides. This posed a threat to the infrastructure and agriculture on the river side.
The High Court issued a Rule Nisi to show cause as to why the respondents should not be directed to demarcate the river Bangali at Dhanut Upazilla, Bogra and thereby protect the river from unlawful and unauthorised occupation and use and also why they should not be directed to assess the damage caused to the river’s ecology due to the embankments and realize the damages incurred by the locals.
Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider,
Mr. Justice Muhammad Khursid Alam Sarkar
Constitution, Articles 18A, 21, 31, 32 and 42;
Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950;
Bangladesh Environmental Conservation, 1995;
Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997;
Bangladesh Water Development Board Act, 2000;
Bangladesh Water Act, 2013;
জাতীয় নদী রক্ষা কমিশন আইন২০১৩;
Land Management Manual, 1990