Hawkers want rehabilitation before eviction
Hundreds of hawkers yesterday held a rally before the capital's Jatiya Press Club to press home their 10-point demand including rehabilitation before their eviction.
Under the banner of “Hawkers Somonnoy Parishad”, the demonstrators also threatened of dire consequence if the eviction continues.
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday started its eviction drives in Gulistan and nearby areas.
The drive will continue, said DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Monday after an 11-member delegation of Bangladesh Hawkers' Federation presented him a memorandum at Nagar Bhaban.
The mayor last week on Wednesday announced that from January 15, the hawkers will be allowed to sit only at selected places from 6:30pm onwards and all day on weekends. The demands include rehabilitation of hawkers by recovering government land, ID cards for real hawkers, allocation for hawkers in the national budget, and arrangement to sit on footpaths under DSCC 's management.
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