Cattle market venue occupied before bidding
CAPTURED BEFORE TENDER: People engaged by some local influential persons setting bamboo poles on Masimpur field in Sylhet city, left, cattle brought there hurriedly for sale.Photo: STAR
Boys were playing in Masimpur field of Sylhet city Corporation (SCC) in the afternoon. All of a sudden, some people came with shovels and asked them to leave. They erected bamboo poles and said there will be a cattle market in the field. A short while later, some cattle, kept nearby, were brought and tied to the poles. The Masimpur field was thus turned into a makeshift cattle market Friday afternoon, allegedly at the backing of some local influentials. Acting mayor of SCC Azam expressed his utter disappointment over the matter. The SCC had floated tender for leasing the venue along with some others. “I don't know who occupied the field. However, an urgent letter had been sent to the commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police for taking legal steps against the illegal occupants”, SCC secretary said on Saturday. Local ward commissioner Haji Faryuque Ahmed said, “I don't know how the incident took place”. When asked yesterday how filed was occupied for cattle market while the leasing process was going on at SCC office, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station Abdul Noor said, “I also heard about this but did not get any order to evict them (occupiers)”.
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