Khulna: Khulna City Corporation (KCC) in a day-long drive evicted unauthorized structures built on Narail Kacharighat road, adjacent to Borobazar in the city today. They also fined and realised Tk 23,500 from the shop owners.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, KCC Magistrate Jannatul Afroz Swarna led the six-hour-long drives from 10.30 am in the city with Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) and officials of the Estate Section of KCC in Borobazar and different roadside footpath areas. The operation aimed to address traffic congestion on the roads and to free footpaths from illegal grabbers.
Gazi Salahuddin, Estate Officer of KCC, stated that the eviction drives would continue in the city to ensure unimpeded movement for pedestrians and vehicles.