The drive began around 9:00 am Monday in the Bosila Bridge area, according to Md Mizanur Rahman, the deputy director of BIWTA. At least three one-storey buildings and 20 tin-shed houses were demolished as of 11 am, he told to bdnews24.com. 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. Shipping Minister Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury had said in a parliamentary session last week that no amount of influence will stop the drive and it will continue until all illegal structures on the banks of the Buriganga are removed.

Source: bd News24 February 18, 2019 08:15 UTC