Over 300 illegal structures demolished in Satkhira
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) demolished over 300 illegal business establishments built on its land here yesterday and the day before.
Yesterday, the RHD demolished over 100 illegal business establishments from Shyamnagar bus stand to Banshipur bus stand on Kaliganj-Munshiganj Road, Executive Engineer Anisuzzaman Masud said.
It also demolished over 200 illegal structures from Satkhira new market area to Bakal intersection on Satkhira-Kaliganj Road and at Sadar hospital intersection on Kaliganj-Shyamnagar Road in the town the day before, the engineer said.
Team members consisting of RHD executive engineer Masud, executive magistrates Sadekur Rahman and Abu Sayeed Monjurul Hasan, and Power Development Board (PDB) Assistant Engineer Ali Nur Ayen conducted the drives with the help of law enforcers.
Contacted, RHD Executive Engineer Masud said land grabbers have illegally erected their business establishments on the land belonging to RHD. The authorities served notices on them, asking to remove their structures from RHD by December 31, he added.
“As the land grabbers did not comply with the order, we conducted the drives and recovered our land,” he said.
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