The forest department has detained two individuals while they were illegally cutting trees from a reserved forest in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj. The operation was conducted early Monday (November 2) near the Dewatali camp under the Shahpur beat of the Raghunandan range.
The detainees are Md. Khokon Mia (33) and Suman Mia (30) from the Shahpur area of Chunarughat upazila. According to the forest department, they were attempting to transport the logged wood by tractor after cutting trees from the reserved forest early in the morning. Led by Shahpur Beat Officer Ratindra Kishor Roy, the team seized 27 cubic feet of Akashmoni timber and an unnumbered tractor from the scene.
Habiganj Assistant Conservator of Forests Mahdi Hasan confirmed the incident, stating that the detainees were sent to court following legal procedures.
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