Dhaka, May 2 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam on Saturday said the government is working to rehabilitate hawkers in an organised manner as their unregulated occupation of roads and footpaths in the past caused public suffering and disorder.

"From now on, a fixed number of hawkers will be allowed to sit at designated places on footpaths or roads for a specified period of time. We are working to rehabilitate hawkers in an organised manner while ensuring uninterrupted movement of pedestrians and vehicles," he said.

He made the remarks while attending a foundation stone laying programme for road development works at Haq Residential Society area under Zone-2 of DSCC.

Abdus Salam attended the programme as the ...