Selling started to get a post in burnt Bangabazar

The businessmen who lost everything in the fire have started selling in Bangabazar of the capital to get a temporary post to cover the loss before Eid.

This shopping work started from this Wednesday morning. Later it was formally inaugurated by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas around 12:15 PM. After the inauguration, Tapas said that DSCC will provide Tk 2 crore assistance to the traders affected by the fire in Bangabazar.

Earlier in the morning, it was seen that the entire market, which had been burnt 9 days ago, had been cleaned and sand had been thrown there. The brick is laid. South City Corporation workers are still laying bricks in the southern part of the market. Revenue and property department people are working on measures to set up posts in the vacant areas.

Zahirul Islam, General Secretary of Bangabazar Shop Owners Association, said that now 688 small traders have got the opportunity to run their business through Chowki. Each chowk is 3.5 feet in width and 5 feet in length.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) public relations officer Abu Nasser confirmed this information on Tuesday (April 11) at around 12:30 p.m.

According to the target of preparation, sand and bricks will be laid across 1.79 acres of Bangabazar. Already 40 cars have been sanded and about 90,000 bricks have been laid. About 150 cars will be sandblasted and 250,000 bricks will be laid in the entire area. As of today, the concerned officials of the corporation are working tirelessly to sand and lay bricks in the entire area. Also, waste removal operations from the fire site are ongoing since Monday morning. Chief waste management officer of the corporation. This program is being conducted under the leadership of Haider Ali. So far 1 thousand 60 tons of waste has been removed from the fire site. Waste removal operations are still ongoing.