Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Safiqul Islam Khan on Monday said hawkers would no longer be allowed to set up stalls on the footpaths in Mirpur-10 and Mirpur-1, while the corporation was working to arrange alternative spaces for the evicted vendors.

"We are working to arrange alternative spaces for them as soon as possible," he said.

The DNCC administrator made the remarks during a meeting with a 10-member delegation of the Bangladesh Hawkers' Union at his office.

During the meeting, the hawkers' representatives submitted a memorandum demanding the rehabilitation of vendors evicted from footpaths in Mirpur and other areas.

Mentioning that hawkers were also part of the city, the DNCC administrator sa...