40 points of Cox’s Bazar reserved forest catch fire

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: Unknown miscreants have set fire in a reserved forest of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. The blaze was noticed at as many as 40 points of the 28-acre reserved forest, according to the administration.

The authorities suspect the incident is an act of sabotage.

Teknaf Assistant Commissioner (Land) Pronoy Chakma confirmed the news.

He said they sent the firemen after the locals informed them about the fire at 40 places in the forest.

The Fire Service workers brought the blazes under control at several places until 4pm, he added.

“They are trying to control the fire at other places so that those cannot spread to nearby settlements,” he said.

The AC (Land), however, could not confirm the reason behind the fire.

“We in the administration suspect this is an act of sabotage. We are investigating,” he said.

 

risingbd/Cox’s Bazar/March 08, 2018/Sujauddin Rubel/A K Azad