Dhaka, March 15 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) administrator Mohammad Azaz said on Saturday that trade licences will be revoked if any business operates while occupying footpaths.

"After Eid, we will conduct a drive. Trade licences of businesses encroaching on footpaths will be cancelled, and their shops will be sealed," he said while speaking to reporters after visiting the ongoing development work of Mirpur 60-feet road on Saturday.

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The administrator said many garage owners were using footpaths and roads to wash motorcycles and cars, while many shopkeepers were conducting business on the footpaths.

He added that they were facing difficulties with the development wo...