Police-grabbers clash during Mirpur eviction drive

Later, police lobbed teargas shells to take control over the situation.

The incident occurred at around 10am when a team of Dhaka North City Cosporation (DNCC) moved to remove illegally built structures at New Society Market and Mohammadia Market at Avenue-4 (Pallabi) of Mirpur-11.

The DNCC team and police retreated several times being intercepted by the grabbers mainly the stranded Pakistanis.

Later, the drive began in presence of the DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam through demolishing three shops and a three-storey building at Nannu Market crossing.

In an instant briefing, the Mayor said that the city corporation forced to conduct the drive as the encroachers did not remove their structures despite repeated request.