Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal

Dhaka     Thursday   28 March 2024

Eviction Drive: Chasing, counter chasing in Paltan

3 || risingbd.com

Published: 10:48, 16 January 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Eviction Drive: Chasing, counter chasing in Paltan

Staff Correspondent: A chase and counter-chase took place in Paltan area when Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) officials conducted an eviction drive on Monday noon.

The clash erupted when the DSCC team went to evict hawkers from Gulistan, Motijheel area at around 2:00am today as their makeshift stores were creating barriers in pedestrian movement in the area.

Eyewitnesses said two vehicles of DSCC went to Paltan intersection to conduct a scheduled eviction drive, a group of hawkers tried to prevent them and hurled brick chips aiming DSCC officials.

Meanwhile, police charged baton to disperse the hawkers and the situation brought under control.

DSCC executive magistrate Khan Najmus Shoyeb said no one will be allowed to grab footpaths and the eviction drive will continue.

risingbd/Dhaka/Jan 16, 2017/Nur/Nasim

risingbd.com