Dhaka, April 25 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to take immediate steps for the rehabilitation of hawkers who were recently evicted from Dhaka's streets and footpaths.

He issued the directive during a meeting with senior officials from the Local Government Division, Dhaka's two city corporations, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) at his office in Tejgaon on Saturday.

"The premier ordered that evicted hawkers be relocated to alternative sites where they can conduct their businesses comfortably and with enthusiasm," Tarique's Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon told reporters following the meeting.

The government has decided to provide alternative spaces fo...