Aiming to build a new establishment on the piece of land on which the market is located, the DNCC authorities had floated a tender in 2010. Deen Mohammad, president of the shop owners’ association at DNCC kitchen market, said they were not opposing the DNCC move to construct a multi-storey facility on the land covering 7.5 bighas. Another shop owner, Md Abu Bakkar, said the latest blaze was the result of a plot by them (Metro Group). Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif on Saturday said the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) market would turn into a modern shopping mall. The Awami League leader said president and the general secretary of the DNCC Kitchen Market Traders' Association were also supporting his move.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 31, 2019 19:18 UTC