The HC bench of Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order following a writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB).
The court also ordered the CPA chairman to evict the illegal structures along the Karnaphuli River by January 26, said petitioner’s lawyer Advocate Munzill Murshed.
Previously the court had passed an order to remove illegal structures along the bank of Karnaphuli River and some structures were removed on behalf of the deputy commissioner.
However, some illegal structures on the port area were not removed. Those structures were partially removed following a court directive and the CPA was given three-months time to comply with the order.
The HC observed that some government officials were reluctant to comply with its orders.
HC on April 9 last year ordered the CPA chairman to immediately take necessary steps to remove illegal structures along the Karnaphuli River and submit a report before it after complying with the directive within 30 days.
Following news published on illegal structures along the bank of Karnaphuli River in 2010, HRPB filed a writ in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
After the final hearing of the writ, the HC gave a directive to remove 2,187 illegal structures on the bank of Karnaphuli River on August 26, 2016 along with 11-points directive in that regard.