No evidence of sabotage or an electrical short-circuit, which were once thought to be potential causes of the devastating fire in the Bangabazar market, has been discovered by an investigating team mandated by Dhaka South City Corporation.
DSCC in a drive demolishing illegal shops at Fulbaria Supermarket-2 on December 8. Photo: Amran Hossain
DRIVE AGAINST ILLEGAL SHOPS
Amid such a situation, DSCC recently started a drive against shops, which were built violating the main design of the supermarkets.
The city corporation on December 8 and December 17 demolished several hundred illegal shops at Fulbaria Supermarket-2 and Sundarban Square Market in Gulistan.
Contacted, Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said they will continue their drive and demolish all the illegal shops from the DSCC markets gradually.
Traders and shop owners, however, protested the DSCC move, saying that they have documents from the city corporation to operate the shops.