The drive began around 10:00 am on Tuesday, said Md Mizanur Rahman, the deputy director of BIWTA. We have demolished a few semi-concrete structures and tin-roofed houses.”At least 120 illegal structures were bulldozed on the first day of the drive on Monday. Around 33 semi-concrete structures and 25 tin-roofed houses were also demolished. Around 1,500 illegal structures were demolished during the nine-day eviction drive which began on Jan 29 and had three separate phases. The eviction drive is proceeding under the jurisdiction of that taskforce.

Source: bd News24 February 19, 2019 08:26 UTC