Traders and employees are protesting by blocking the intersection at Gulshan-1 in protest against the closure of Gulshan Shopping Center in the capital.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Executive Magistrate raided the market around 12pm on Thursday as it was a risky building.
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At that time, the city corporation officials had an argument with the traders. Later the traders blocked the road, eyewitnesses claimed.
This has caused severe traffic gridlock in the surrounding areas including Gulshan, Banani and Mohakhali.
The police reached the spot and are trying to control the situation.
Abdullah Al Masum, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police`s Gulshan division, said, “The building has been declared abandoned by the City Corporation. The magistrate sealed the building. We were also there.”
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He also said, “The owners and employees of the shops in this building have blocked the road. We are trying to clear the roads. Six of the eight gates of the building have been sealed. The remaining two gates are open to carry the goods of the shop.”
Businessmen claim that they were being evicted without giving time.
However, the magistrate said that shopkeepers and traders have got enough time. He also said that the building has been sealed as it posed high risk of lives.
