The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Division carried out coordinated eviction drives across several areas of the capital on Wednesday, April 1, imposing fines totaling Tk 1.92 lakh and sentencing 23 individuals to varying jail terms. The operations targeted illegal occupation of footpaths and roads, confiscated goods, and took legal action against violators, according to a press release signed by Assistant Police Commissioner Arifa Akhtar Preeti of the DMP Media and Public Relations Division.

Separate drives were conducted by multiple traffic zones, including Lalbagh, Wari, Ramna, Mirpur, Motijheel, Tejgaon, Gulshan, and Uttara. In Kotwali, 13 people were arrested under the Road Transport Act 2018, while in Wari, seven traders were fined Tk 15,000. The Ramna zone issued 49 video cases and 10 instant cases for illegal parking, seizing goods equivalent to three pickup trucks. Other zones imposed fines ranging from Tk 15,000 to Tk 70,000 and warned several business owners.

Police officials stated that such eviction operations will continue to ensure smooth pedestrian movement and maintain order on city roads.