Petition seeks protection of Halda dolphins

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition seeking its directive on the authorities concerned of the government to immediately take necessary steps to prevent killing dolphins in Halda river in Chattogram and to protect them.

Barrister Abdul Qaium Litan submitted the petition as a public interest litigation through email for a virtual hearing.

In the petition,  the lawyer prayed to the High Court to issue a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why their failure to prevent killing dolphins in Halda river should not be declared illegal.

Abdul Qaium said in the writ petition that total 24 dolphins in Halda river  were killed since 2017 till date, endangering the environment and ecology, according to a report published on The Daily Star online on May 8.                               

Barrister Qaium told The Daily Star that the High Court is yet to set a date for hearing on the writ petition.