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The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) demolished illegal structures of Sadeeq Agro farm and its adjacent establishments in Mohammadpur area of the capital on Thursday.
The animal farm was partly built on Ramchandrapur canal and the nearby road illegally, official sources said.
In the afternoon, the DNCC conducted a demolition drive, razing sections of the farm which is widely known for its million-dollar cows and goats worth Tk 1.5 million.
Mutakabbir Ahmed, executive magistrate of the DNCC Zone 5, led the demolition drive.
"We are here to reclaim the land of the canal. We will evict whoever has an establishment here," he said.
"The structures built illegally on the site of the canal will be broken down. That's why the illegally-built structures encroaching on the canal area are being torn down."
During the demolition drive, the owner of the farm was not found on the site. The company also refused to talk with reporters about the demolition.
According to an employee of Sadeeq Agro, the company does not own the land, but the owner is renting it for his establishments.
On Wednesday night, Sadeeq Agro transported several cows and temporary structures from the farm after hearing news of a demolition drive.
Imran Hossain, an owner of Sadeeq Agro farm, is the president of the Bangladesh Dairy Farmers Association (BDFA), an organisation for cattle farmers.
Recently, a Facebook post of Ifat, son of NBR official Matiur Rahman, went viral after he attempted to buy a goat worth Tk 1.2 million from the Sadeeq Agro farm ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Later, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) ordered a probe into the corruption allegations against Matiur, who has been removed from his NBR post.
The DNCC also evicted people from some makeshift houses near the Sadeeq Agro farm.