STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the authorities concerned to ensure the swift rehabilitation of street hawkers who were recently evicted from various areas of the capital and called for coordinated efforts to identify suitable alternative locations for their resettlement.

He gave the instruction during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon, according to UNB.

Senior officials from the Local Government Division, Dhaka North and South City Corporations, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) attended the meeting, according to a press release from the PMO.

The Prime Minister instructed the relevant ministries and agencies to work in coordination to quickly identify vending zones where the evicted hawkers can continue their businesses in a dignified and orderly manner.

He said the relocated vendors must be provided with spaces where they can operate comfortably.

Recently, several hundred makeshift shops were evicted from key areas of Dhaka North City Corporation including Mirpur-1, as well as from Dhaka South City Corporation areas such as Motijheel, Baitul Mukarram, Paltan and Gulistan.

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