DSCC starts collecting particulars of New Market hawkers
Hawkers block a portion of a road stretching from Jatiya Press Club to Purana Paltan intersection from 10:00am to 1:00pm yesterday, demanding rehabilitation for the recently-evicted hawkers from the footpaths in Motijheel and Gulistan areas. The three-hour road block created severe gridlock in the area causing public sufferings. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Dhaka South City Corporation has started collecting the particulars of hawkers of the capital's New Market area.
It is part of the government's plan to rehabilitate hawkers, said DSCC Chief Estate Officer Mohammad Kamrul Islam Chowdhury.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Earlier, the DSCC recorded the details of 2,502 hawkers of Gulistan.
Meanwhile, a section of hawkers under the banner of “Hawkers Sangram Parishad” rallied in the capital's Jatiya Press Club area yesterday protesting the ongoing eviction drive against them.
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