A mobile court of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday pulled down an illegal billboard installed in GEC intersection area of the city.
Executive Magistrate Najia Shirin led the eviction drive while District Administration Executive Magistrate Habibul Hasan assisted her.
Najia said the court demolished the biggest billboard of 2,625 square feet on the footpath which was installed illegally.
Three advertising farms illegally installed the giant billboard on the footpath hiding the panorama of GEC area in the city which is the busiest intersection in the port city, she said.
CCC sources said three advertising farms-Ad Valley, Ad Frame and Adway Publicity got permission of three billboards of 600 feet, two billboards of 150 feet and one billboard of 525 feet respectively.
Of the three farms Ad Valley’s owner was the Chittagong City unit Jubo League convener Mohiuddin Bacchu while Chittagong city unit Chhatra League’s former office secretary Arshedul Alam Bacchu and one Juber Alam Shaheen are the proprietors of the rest farms, said CCC sources.
But the three farms illegally put the giant billboard measuring 2,625 square feet.
As per CCC billboard’s codes, the billboard which is 20 feet in length and 40 feet in height could be installed.
