JnU students evict encroachers from footpath on campus
Students of Jagannath University (JnU) yesterday evicted at least 30 illegal establishments right outside the campus.
Witnesses said some 300 students took part in demolishing more than 30 makeshift shops from the footpath, and a human haulier stand, from 10:30am to 11:30am.
Later, they staged a demonstration and brought out a procession on the campus shouting slogans against the grabbers.
“Various shops and a human haulier stand had occupied the footpaths and south entrance of the campus illegally for a long time,” said marketing department student Mohammad Raisul Islam Nayan.
“Despite our repeated warnings, the grabbers did not pay any heed to remove the establishments, forcing students to demolish those,” he added.
“The university students removed our shops and Laguna stand,” said Salam Dhali, president of Bahadur Shah Paribahan Malik Samity.
“The students do not want it here, so we will go away,” he said.
“We have been doing our business for a long time here, but we did not take any permission from anyone for it,” Salam added.
Salam did not reply when this correspondent asked how they ran their business for such a long time beside the JnU campus without permission of the concerned authorities.
“Our students evicted the illegal establishments on the footpaths and a human haulier stand beside the university, which used to create problems for students and commuters,” JnU Proctor Mostofa Kamal said.
“We will be aware so that these establishments are not restored here,” he added.
“We have sent a letter to Dhaka district commissioner, and deputy commissioners of DMP’s Lalbagh division and Traffic South division to take necessary steps for removing the illegal establishments beside the university,” JnU Registrar Md Ohiduzzaman told The Daily Star yesterday.
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