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DSCC evicts 150 illegal establishments at Shahbagh

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 07 February 2016

UNB, Dhaka :Dhaka South City Corporation(DSCC) in a drive on Saturday evicted around 150 temporary and permanent illegal establishments at Shahbagh in the city.Chief Estate Officer of DSCC Khaled Ahmed along with executive magistrate Mamunur Rashid started the drive at around 1:00 pm which continued till 4:40 pm.Additional police were deployed in the area to avert any unpleasant incident during the drive.During the drive, around 150 illegal shops and different parts of the flower market which were extended illegally were demolished from in front of Shishu Park and its nearby area, said Khaled Ahmed.Besides, two food shops- ‘Ovijat Snacks’ and ‘Apu Snacks’ -inside the Shishu Park were fined of Tk 5,000 and Tk 3,000 respectively for selling food items at higher rate as well as to occupy space illegally in front of the two shops, he said. Drive against illegal establishments will continue, he said.