Don’t allow hawkers at cattle markets: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam yesterday asked the leaseholders not to allow hawkers or makeshift shops inside the cattle markets.
Sometimes criminals snatch money from traders and buyers after doping them, and so makeshift shops and hawkers should not be allowed on the market premises, he said.
He asked cattle haat lessees to set up permanent food shops and tea stalls inside the market, and submit identities of shop owners to police stations.
Shafiqul gave the directives at a meeting on maintaining law and order and traffic arrangements at the DMP headquarters recently, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Walid Hossain.
The DMP chief said it will be better if facilities of selling sacrificial animals are available online in the name of each cattle haat.
"This system will be safe for buying animals. The haat authorities can avoid the possibility of financial losses by selling online too. If someone buys a cow online from outside instead of a cattle haat, no hashil [service tax paid by buyers] can be taken from them," he added.
The commissioner has also asked the deputy commissioners of DMP crime divisions to ensure discipline in the movement of the cattle-laden vehicles.
Vehicle number and driver's name, identity and photograph should be taken and kept with the local police station so that the driver can be identified quickly, he added.
The commissioner said the buyers and the sellers in the markets must abide by the hygiene rules. "We hope that everyone will follow health guidelines at the haats," he added.
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