"This market was supposed to be demolished to make room for the construction of a modern shopping mall in its place. "But now as a matter of public interest, this (DNCC market) has to be taken down to erect a modern complex." Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub Ul Alam Hanif speaking to the media after visiting the ailing party General Secretary Obaidul Quader at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday. On Jan 2, 2017 the Gulshan-1 DNCC Market was burned down in a massive blaze. Emphasising the late mayor's plan, Hanif said: "The president and general secretary of the makeshift market are right beside me.

Source: bd News24 March 30, 2019 15:33 UTC