A local leader of Jubo League has allegedly set up a cattle market on the land of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) illegally.
According to local sources, the NCC invited tenders three times for its cattle market in Borofkal area under the city in September this year on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
Chanchal Mahmud, a local leader of Jubo League, submitted Tk10 lakh each time which was the highest amount this year.
The sources said some people loyal to Chanchal submitted tender which was very poor. Moreover, general people could not dare to submit tender fearing different types of hassles from the ruling party men.
The market was also leased out by the NCC at Tk32 lakh in 2014.
The ruling party syndicates have ruled the roost of the cattle market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha this year, said locals.
Chanchal took the lease of the market for four days from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), owner of the place. When contacted, Arifuddin, deputy director of the BIWTA, Narayanganj, said the land was given to Chanchal in rent.
But, Kamal Majumder, executive officer of the NCC, said as they had not got satisfactory response after inviting tender, they decided to lease out the market with ‘Khas collection’ process.
“No body has right to set up any market on the land of the city corporation without its permission. The cattle market has been set up illegally,” he said.
“We will take steps against the persons who are responsible for this,” he added.
Chanchal said that he had submitted tender several times. But the city corporation authority did not grant his tender. Later, he took permission from the BIWTA authority to set up the market.
