Staff Reporter
Under the initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, a major eviction drive was conducted today, Saturday, 26 April 2025, in Telihati and Pelaid mouzas of Satkhamair Beat under Sripur Range in Sripur Upazila of Gazipur district. In a joint operation carried out by the Sripur Upazila Administration, the Army, RAB, BGB, Dhaka Forest Division, and the Police, 56 newly constructed illegal structures were demolished. Through this operation, approximately 4.00 acres of forest land were reclaimed from illegal occupation. The estimated market value of the recovered forest land is around Tk 20 crore. To protect forests, forest land, wildlife, and biodiversity, and to prevent forest crimes and encroachments, such joint drives will continue.