Kamruzzaman Bablu :
Business organizations located at different residential areas of the city are counting huge amount of losses as the authorities concern started evection of their establishments ahead of the dead line given by the government, victims said.
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipokkaha (RAJUK), immediate after Gulshan attack served notice to all the owners of business establishments at the city’s residential areas to shift their offices and other activities to other commercial areas within 4, October next.
But the victims claimed that the RAJUK authorities have started evicting the business establishments before completion of the dead line.
Sources said, without any proper warning or signs, RAJUK began an special eviction drive from Tuesday against business outlets in Gulshan, Uttara and Bharidhara residential areas of the city.
After visiting the areas on Tuesday, The New Nation found that that during the drive, some restaurants and small shop of Ghulshan 1 and 2 areas have demolished by the bulldozer.
In addition to, several food shops, Spa and beauty salon has sealed. At Ghulshan 1, mobile court has cut electricity and gas connection of several commercial buildings. At Ghulshan 2 on Wednesday, mobile court has demolished three fast food and restaurants has sealed.
Helal Uddin, a restaurateur in Dhaka’s Gulshan-1 area lost almost everything he owned in a single day.
His Bhanvojon Restaurant, where many came to enjoy a meal every day, was shuttered as Rajuk began an eviction drive Tuesday against business outlets in the residential area.
“Tk30 lakh had been invested for the restaurant. My partner and I were already in loss after inaugurating the restaurant, and after this drive we have lost all,” a dejected Helal told The New Nation on Tuesday.
The restaurateurs were not the only victims of the drive; all 38 staffs of the food outlet were also suddenly left unemployed.
Helal said he was shocked and frustrated about the injustice of it all. He said they had legally rented the venue from the landlord and secured the necessary trade licenses from the Dhaka North City Corporation when they opened the restaurant only eight months ago.
But now, Helal feels that following the rules is apparently not enough.
However, at the end of the first day’s drive, Magistrate Zakir said all business outlets on both sides of the Shahjalal Avenue were unauthorized and illegal.
“Firstly we will evict hotels, restaurants and bars from the residential area, and step by step action will also be taken against other businesses,” he said.
But local business owners complained that they had not been given proper notice of eviction.
Meanwhile, RAJUK on Wednesday launched evection drive of illegal institutions at Ghulshan residential area. RAJUK Mobile Court conducted the drive.
Waliur Rahman Khandaker, Executive Magistrate of RAJUK said the New Nation on Wednesday, the operation was a regular part of the RAJUK’s notice. Any kind of notice of the court does not require for it.
According to RAJUK official’s, the drive will continue at twenty-one working days at Ghulshan, Banani and Baridhara residential area.
However, RAJUK claims that it ran a newspaper advertisement issuing a mass notice of eviction for all unauthorized businesses.
As the RAJUK mobile team continued its eviction drive, it disconnected electricity and gas lines and demolished business signboards of different food outlets.
“We have asked business owners to stop all operations on the residential road, otherwise we will take further steps against them,” said RAJUK official Ashraful.
He added that the city development authority had a list of 540 illegal businesses in Banani that had irregularities.
Business organizations located at different residential areas of the city are counting huge amount of losses as the authorities concern started evection of their establishments ahead of the dead line given by the government, victims said.
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipokkaha (RAJUK), immediate after Gulshan attack served notice to all the owners of business establishments at the city’s residential areas to shift their offices and other activities to other commercial areas within 4, October next.
But the victims claimed that the RAJUK authorities have started evicting the business establishments before completion of the dead line.
Sources said, without any proper warning or signs, RAJUK began an special eviction drive from Tuesday against business outlets in Gulshan, Uttara and Bharidhara residential areas of the city.
After visiting the areas on Tuesday, The New Nation found that that during the drive, some restaurants and small shop of Ghulshan 1 and 2 areas have demolished by the bulldozer.
In addition to, several food shops, Spa and beauty salon has sealed. At Ghulshan 1, mobile court has cut electricity and gas connection of several commercial buildings. At Ghulshan 2 on Wednesday, mobile court has demolished three fast food and restaurants has sealed.
Helal Uddin, a restaurateur in Dhaka’s Gulshan-1 area lost almost everything he owned in a single day.
His Bhanvojon Restaurant, where many came to enjoy a meal every day, was shuttered as Rajuk began an eviction drive Tuesday against business outlets in the residential area.
“Tk30 lakh had been invested for the restaurant. My partner and I were already in loss after inaugurating the restaurant, and after this drive we have lost all,” a dejected Helal told The New Nation on Tuesday.
The restaurateurs were not the only victims of the drive; all 38 staffs of the food outlet were also suddenly left unemployed.
Helal said he was shocked and frustrated about the injustice of it all. He said they had legally rented the venue from the landlord and secured the necessary trade licenses from the Dhaka North City Corporation when they opened the restaurant only eight months ago.
But now, Helal feels that following the rules is apparently not enough.
However, at the end of the first day’s drive, Magistrate Zakir said all business outlets on both sides of the Shahjalal Avenue were unauthorized and illegal.
“Firstly we will evict hotels, restaurants and bars from the residential area, and step by step action will also be taken against other businesses,” he said.
But local business owners complained that they had not been given proper notice of eviction.
Meanwhile, RAJUK on Wednesday launched evection drive of illegal institutions at Ghulshan residential area. RAJUK Mobile Court conducted the drive.
Waliur Rahman Khandaker, Executive Magistrate of RAJUK said the New Nation on Wednesday, the operation was a regular part of the RAJUK’s notice. Any kind of notice of the court does not require for it.
According to RAJUK official’s, the drive will continue at twenty-one working days at Ghulshan, Banani and Baridhara residential area.
However, RAJUK claims that it ran a newspaper advertisement issuing a mass notice of eviction for all unauthorized businesses.
As the RAJUK mobile team continued its eviction drive, it disconnected electricity and gas lines and demolished business signboards of different food outlets.
“We have asked business owners to stop all operations on the residential road, otherwise we will take further steps against them,” said RAJUK official Ashraful.
He added that the city development authority had a list of 540 illegal businesses in Banani that had irregularities.
