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BIWTA’s Buriganga drive: 51 illegal establishments evicted
The photo was taken near Buriganga second bridge on March 10, 2019. Photo: Anisur Rahman/Star UNB, Keraniganj UNB, Keraniganj
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has evicted 51 illegal establishments from the bank of Buriganga river in Dhaka s Swari Ghat and Mitford Balur Ghat areas today.
During the drive, BIWTA officials recovered one acre of government land. BIWTA s Executive Magistrate Mahbub Jamil led the drive while members of river police and Ansar assisted him.
Jamil said that the first phase of the eviction drive was conducted in January last year in this area but illegal encroachers occupied the land again.
CorrespondentKeraniganj, Dhaka
BIWTA carries out an eviction drive on banks of Buriganga river on Sunday Prothom Alo
Officials of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) carried out an eviction drive today, Sunday, removing illegal structures along the banks of the Buriganga river at Modhyer Char Kheyaghat area of Keraniganj. A signboard put up by the son of Dhaka-7 member of parliament Haji Salim on grabbed land, was also demolished at the time.
The eviction drive began at 12:00 noon on Sunday at the Modhyer Char Kheyaghat in Keraniganj, with the demolition of an illegal building erected by Nurul Islam on the banks of Buriganga. The eviction drive was led by BIWTA executive magistrate Mahbub Jamil.