30 illegal vegetable shops demolished
Local authorities demolished at least 30 illegal shops beside Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Nimshar vegetable market in Cumilla yesterday.
Burichang upazila administration conducted the drive led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Imrul Ahsan.
AC (land) Executive Magistrate Tahmida Akter and Roads and Highways Department Executive Engineer Dr Ahad Ullah were also present during the drive, which started at 10am and continued till noon.
A police team led by Burichang Police Station Officer-in-Charge Akul Chandra Bishwas assisted them to maintain law and order.
The shops had been set up in front of Nimshar Junab Ali Degree College.
Appreciating the move, college Principal Mamun Mia Mazumder alleged that some influential locals were behind establishing the shops in front of the college.
After the shops were dismantled and the space was freed up, the upazila administration planted around 100 trees there, said the principal.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Imrul Ahsan said, “We will monitor the situation further.”
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