Massive Slum Evictions in Bangladesh

What is affected

	Communal
	Water, sanitation and elictricity

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation

Date

01 January 1990

Region

A [ Asia ]

Country

Bangladesh

Location

Kamalapur, Mohammadpur, Tejgaon, Maghbazaar, Babupura, Kazipara

Affected persons

	Total 200000
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	slum dwellers

Proposed solution

Stop eviction. Authorities provide reparation for those dispossessed, injured and killed.

Details

YEMEN FE of Akhdam.doc
COHRE CERD rpt on roma in italy.pdf

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

€ 16759658

Demolition/destruction

Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Housing losses

- Number of homes

20000

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Global Coal Management Plc, UBS, RAB, Capital, Barclays

Brief narrative

Source: Shelter for the Poor

It is defacto policy in Dhaka, Bangladesh to evict slums generally located on government land. An estimated 200,000 people were affected and US$ 2.5 million worth of properties were destroyed in 30 cases of major forced eviction in Dhaka in-between 1990-92. Actual number of evictions could be many more as not all cases are, reported either to the relevant authority, police, and organizations of the poor or the media. Brutal means are used in the eviction: the most prominent are cordoning of and beating the squatters, resorting to arson which is a popular and cheap and effective method and employing hired mastaans.

Costs

€ 16759658

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