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SC-PROJECT-MODHUMOTI
Modhumoti Model Town remains illegal
DHAKA, April 25, 2019 (BSS) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court today upheld its 2012 verdict declaring Modhumoti Model Town, a housing
project raised in Savar Aminbazar area, illegal.
The Appellate Division full bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud
Hossain today passed the order, scraping a plea to review that earlier
judgement.
The Appellate Division in 2012 said housing company Metro Makers and
Developer Limited raised the project on wetland without taking necessary
permissions from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and Department of
Environment.
It had also directed the company to restore within six months the
wetland in Bilamalia and Boilarpur moujas of Savar where the project was
raised.
Work of Modhumoti Model Town started in that area in 2003 and Bangladesh
Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) filed a writ with the High Court in
2004 challenging the legality of the project.
After holding primary hearing on the writ, the High Court issued stay on
the development of the project. The High Court on July 27, 2005, declared the
project illegal.
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