Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) evicted hawkers from its newly red-marked roads on Sunday.
The drive, led by Executive Magistrate Muniruzzanan, started from the capital’s Gulistan Zero Point to Baitul Mukarram National Masjid area.
Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover to Gulistan Zero Point has been marked as red zone. Streets and sidewalks of this area will be hawker free,” said the executive magistrate.
Other officials said after the launch of Padma Bridge, traffic had increased on that road. Hence the eviction will benefit pedestrians and city dwellers. roads with the colours red, yellow and green depending on their importance.
DSCC also announced that hawkers will not be allowed to sit on the important roads, which are marked red.“We will no longer allow hawkers to sit on the red-marked roads. We will start the drive to remove hawkers from these critical areas,” Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said.
