According to local sources, the city corporation authorities permitted 14 markets to set up at important points. But of them, four cattle markets have been set up illegally in Isdair, Siddirganj, Bandar and Barafkall areas.
Local AL leader Mohiuddin Bahar Liton and Liton Gazi set up the market at Isdair Osmani Stadium few days ago.
The city corporation authorities evicted the market on Tuesday after locals demanded eviction of it.
Ruling party woman leader and the upazila vice chairman Fatema Munir protested the eviction and on Thursday, the market was set up again.
Alamgir Hiron, the city corporation officer, said the market had been set up illegally. Though the city corporation authorities tried to evict it, the ruling party men had set it forcefully.
When contacted, Fatema said she had requested the city corporation authorities not to evict the market from the out look of humanity.
Another market was build up in Siddirganj 4 No Ward area. On Wednesday, a team of police went to the spot and tried to evict the market. But locally influential group protested them.
In Barafkall area, Khanpur, an unauthorised market had been set up nearby the Shitalakshya River.
The city corporation sources said several times the authorities had conducted drive to evict the market but the ruling party men protested them.
The ruling party men had set up another illegal market in 22 No Ward area in Bondar on the BIWTA area led by Chhatra League leader Khan Masud.
Masud could not be contacted as his mobile phone was switched off.
Tofael Ahmed, the city corporation magistrate, said the unauthorised markets would be evicted step by step.
Sadar UNO Afroza Akter and Bondor UNO Moushumi Habib said if there was illegal market, of course legal steps would be taken immediately.
Fatulla police station Officer-in-Charge Kamaluddin, Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Asaduzzaman and Siddirganj police station SI Md Rafiqul Islam told Dhaka Tribune that they helped the city corporation to evict the illegal cattle markets.
Seeking anonymity, an official of the city corporation, said the police administration would be busy to keep the law and order situation normal ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. In this period, the market authorities could be able to continue their illegal business.
