Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced that if any individual or organization establishes and operates a market within the city corporation area without a licence, legal action will be taken under section 92 of the Local Government (City Corporation) Act, 2009, for the offences described in items 1 and 3 of the fifth schedule.
The announcement was made in a public notice at 12:30pm on Tuesday.
The notice stated that for the information of all under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation, according to the Dhaka South City Corporation (Private Market Establishment and Operation) Regulations, 2022: In cases where, apart from the government, one or more persons, institutions, or organizations own any land, permanent or temporary infrastructure, or open space, where a large number of buyers and sellers engage in the buying and selling of food items, consumables, vegetables, beverages, animals, birds, and other daily essentials either at predetermined prices or through bargaining” (excluding super shops and shopping malls), a licence must be obtained to establish and operate a private market.
Otherwise, if any individual or organization establishes and operates a market within the city corporation area without a licence, legal action will be taken under section 92 of the Local Government (City Corporation) Act, 2009, for the offences described in items 1 and 3 of the fifth schedule.
