The fire incident at the slum in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka comes a day after a High Court order halted eviction drive by the public works ministry.
The High Court directs the government to halt the eviction at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur slum that houses about 40,000 low-income dwellers.
Protests erupt in a slum of Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area and clashes pursue when police and ministry officials show up for an eviction drive. Locals claim they are being evicted without any prior notice or proper rehabilitation.
The fire incident at the slum in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka comes a day after a High Court order halted eviction drive by the public works ministry.
The High Court directs the government to halt the eviction at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur slum that houses about 40,000 low-income dwellers.
Protests erupt in a slum of Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area and clashes pursue when police and ministry officials show up for an eviction drive. Locals claim they are being evicted without any prior notice or proper rehabilitation.