CDA launches drive to demolish buildings on illegally razed hill
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The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) on Monday launched a demolition operation against a multi-storey building under construction on a hill, portions of which was razed illegally in Chattogram.
CDA Chairman Md Nurul Karim, along with other senior officials, were present during the drive at Grindledge Bank Hill near SS Khaled Road in Askar Dighi Par area.
The construction was being carried out by a private housing company named "Swapnil Family Owners Association." The 127-foot hill was partially owned by a group of 92 individuals, including local businessmen Sajal Chowdhury, Khokon Dhar, Himel Dash, Subhash Nath, Ranjit Kumar Dey, and Rupak Sengupta.
The land was purchased in 2019 and by 2023 the developers had obtained CDA's approval to construct a 17-storey building, including three basement levels.
However, the approval came with strict conditions - 60 per cent of the 30-katha land had to remain unused, and no damage could be done to the hill.
CDA officials alleged that these conditions were blatantly ignored. The developers had erected high tin fences around the site, allegedly to conceal the illegal hill-cutting.
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