Slum dwellers in Mirpur 12 resisted a drive to disconnect illegal utility connections, including gas, electricity, and water, Tuesday morning.
The drive, which ran from 9:00am to 2:00pm, faced resistance as residents blocked roads to prevent utility service authorities and police from carrying out their operations.
Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Pallabi police station, said that the slum residents blocked a road near the residence of former Awami League lawmaker for Dhaka-16, Md Elias Uddin Mollah.
鈥楧espite the obstacles, all illegal gas, electricity, and water connections in the slum were disconnected,鈥� said OC Nazrul.
The police assisted utility authorities throughout the operation to ensure the drive was completed.
