Sylhet BNP leaders behind looting stones in broad daylight

Sylhet BNP leaders behind looting stones in broad daylight

Once, as far as the eye could see, there were only stones. Now, the landscape is marked by countless pits and shallow ditches. Years of unchecked looting have depleted the rivers and quarries of Sylhet’s once-thriving stone empire. In the last 10 months especially, stones have been plundered in broad daylight—allegedly under the patronage of BNP leaders and their affiliated organisations. Shah Shaheda Akhtar, Sylhet divisional coordinator of th…