The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chittagong Correspondent

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) yesterday reclaimed precious land by bulldogging city's Mehedi Garden community center and 15 shops adjacent to it.

Magistrate Mohammed Rasel Manjur led the eviction drive in collaboration with officials of the CDA and members of law enforcing agencies. Sources said that owner of the Mehedi Garden Community built single story community center opposite to the CDA mosque flouting the CDA prescribed building construction code.

In addition the community center had long been causing traffic congestions and creating public nuisances, the officials claimed.

The CDA issued a notice to the owner of the community center three months ago asking to demolish the building by own initiatives. But the owner of the community center did not pay heed to the CDA directives even after passing three months.

On the other hand, Mohammed Farhad, owner of the community center, claimed that the CDA dismantled the community center before expiry of the pledged time of demolishing it.

Nearly five feet land of the CDA was reclaimed when 15 of the shops adjacent to the demolished community center freed the land on their own.