Shawdesh Desk:

Khulna deputy commissioner Md Moniruzzaman Talukder and upazila nirbahi officer Sharif Ahik Rahman appeared in the High Court on Tuesday to explain their positions regarding flouting an order of the court issued on them on December 14, 2021.

The High Court in the order asked the DC and UNO to demolish 14 illegal brick kilns within the boundaries of the River Bhadra and River Hori and submit a compliance report in 60 days.

The bench of Justice JBM Hasan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil is scheduled for hearing the contempt matter later on the day.

The High Court on December 7, 2022 asked the DC and the UNO to appear before the court for not demolishing the illegal brickfields following the court directive.

The DC and UNO were summoned after hearing a petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh for flouting the order of the court.

The bench issued the order following a contempt of court petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.

Petitioner’s counsel Manzill Murshid told the court that the satellite image and a newspaper report revealed that most of the illegal brick kilns were still operating there.

Manzill also submitted to the court   a report published on February 12, 2021, titled Brick Kilns in Khulna’s Dumuria: United they Kill Rivers.