Dhaka, April 25 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to ensure the swift rehabilitation of street hawkers evicted from various areas of the capital, calling for coordinated efforts to identify suitable alternative locations for their resettlement.

He gave the instruction during a meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Tejgaon in the afternoon, according to a report in the UNB agency.

Senior officials from the Local Government Division, Dhaka North and South City Corporations, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) attended the meeting, said a PMO release.

The Prime Minister instructed the relevant ministries and agencies to work in coordinat...