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A Dhaka South City Corporation excavator demolishes illegal structures and makeshift shops along the footpaths adjacent to Dhaka Trade Centre and Fulbaria Supermarket in Gulistan today, 28 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Over 2,000 illegal shops removed in Mirpur, Gulistan in city corporations' drive

The two city corporations have pledged to continue eviction drives to clear illegal shops and structures from Dhaka’s roads and footpaths.

Screengrab from a video shows various student organisations, including left-leaning groups, marching in protest on the Dhaka University campus area on Saturday night (25 October), expressing solidarity with evicted hawkers and shopkeepers following the university’s eviction drive.

Why eviction drive against vendors on DU campus drawing questions

File Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Occupants themselves remove illegal shops