Forest officer’s killing highlights Bangladesh authorities’ waning power

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Forest officer’s killing highlights Bangladesh authorities’ waning power

DHAKA — Police in Bangladesh have arrested one person and are looking for nine others suspected of killing a forest officer after he caught them illegally excavating soil in a protected area of the country’s southern Cox’s Bazar district. The incident highlights what experts say is a worrying trend of law enforcement failing to keep up with intensifying pressure from illegal resource extraction. Sajjaduzzaman, 30, a beat officer with the Cox’s B…