Bhitorgarh Fort
HC orders to stop construction
The High Court yesterday asked two private companies to stop construction of structures in and around Bhitorgarh fort in Panchagarh for next six months.
Assort Plus Limited and Selilan T & Estate Limited are reportedly constructing structures in the perimeter of the archeological site of Bhitorgarh fort. In response to a writ petition, the HC ordered the local administration to monitor archaeological site -- Bhitorgarh fort, so that none can damage it.
An HC bench also issued a rule upon the government to explain within three weeks why it should not be directed to declare the site as 'protected antiquity' and to publish it in a gazette notification.
The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore also asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to protect and maintain the Bhitorgarh fort.
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