Rehabilitation before eviction
Hawker leaders yesterday demanded rehabilitation of all hawkers before evicting them from the capital's footpaths.
Addressing a press conference at Mukti Bhaban, they said they were not against freeing footpaths but the authorities will have to ensure their rehabilitation first.
They will also stage a rally in front of Jatiya Press Club on Sunday to realise their demands including release of some hawker leaders and withdrawal of cases against them, said Sekendar Hayat, adviser of Bangladesh Hawkers Union.
Convener of Hawker Samannaya Parishad Abul Hossain demanded that the mayor prepare a new list of hawkers for rehabilitation as the previous one, prepared by the Dhaka South City Corporation, does not include all of them.
Since January 15, DSCC has been conducting drives in Gulistan and its adjacent areas to keep footpaths free from hawkers.
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