Lawmaker Haji Salim demolishes own establishment on Buriganga riverbank

Lawmaker Haji Salim has demolished his own establishments, constructed illegally on the bank of Buriganga River, at Swarighat Ghat area in Dhaka.

The Dhaka 7 MP demolished the establishment on Saturday from a land, where he earlier put a signboard of Madina Water Tank, beside the Swarighat landing station.

The incident took place an hour before a scheduled drive of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to evict the land grabbers and free government land on the bank of the river.

A security guard of the establishment said the structure was used as a warehouse by the lawmaker.

BIWTA has been conducting a drive since mid-November to reclaim government land from illegal occupants.

Earlier in November, BIWTA reclaimed 4.5 acres of government land allegedly grabbed by the parliamentarian.

In February 2019, three structures including a four storied building owned by Haji Salim were demolished by Bangladesh Water Development Board during a crackdown against encroachers.