The area remains largely quiet during the day. As soon as evening falls, the sound of dredgers begins. Sand extraction from streams and its removal by truck continues throughout the night. Local residents have alleged that sand extraction and smuggling are continuing in this manner in Amtali, Dhuillya, and Gururloda villages of the East Chambi area under Aziznagar Union in Lama Upazila of Bandarban. They claim that more than 30 dredgers have been deployed at 12 points across an area of about one...
