Staff Reporter
Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has strongly condemned the recent attack on forest officials while they were protecting forest land, calling it “outrageous and unacceptable.” She said a group of miscreants, attempting to encroach on forest land, launched the attack on field-level forest officials. “It is our collective responsibility to ensure the safety of those who are working to protect our environment,” she said.

The Secretary made these remarks while visiting injured Beat Officer Mohidur Rahman at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital this morning.
She urged law enforcement agencies to promptly identify and bring the attackers to justice. She also inquired about the injured officer’s condition and gave necessary instructions to hospital authorities to ensure proper treatment.

Joint Secretary (Forest) Shamima Begum, Chief Conservator of Forests Md. Amir Hosain Chowdhury, and other senior officials were present during the visit.

It may be mentioned that yesterday, Beat Officer Mohidur Rahman Joy and four other forest staff were injured in an attack by miscreants while resisting an attempted land grab at the Savar Sub-Beat area in Chhoto Kaliakoir, Savar. Mohidur Rahman is currently under treatment at Suhrawardy Hospital in Dhaka.