DSCC

“Cross the water for Tk 20! Cross the water for Tk 20!” The calls could be heard from in front of Ananda Cinema Hall in Farmgate. A short walk down Green Road revealed why. The road from in front of Jahanara Garden to near the Panthapath intersection had gone underwater. No trace of the pedestrian walkway was visible, and no public transport was operating on the flooded stretch. Very few vehicles were using the submerged road. A CNG-powered auto-rickshaw was seen approaching but bro...

A former BNP leader has occupied the waste inspector’s office building in Ward 26 of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and is using it for political and business activities. The occupier previously served as joint convener of the Dhaka South unit of Jubo Dal and as president of the former Greater Lalbagh Thana unit of Chhatra Dal. He has kept the waste inspector’s office under his control for a long time. Waste Inspector, or Conservancy Inspector (CI), Firoz Alam is also involved, a...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has finally distributed Eid bonuses to its sanitation workers. The decision came after reports highlighted that the workers had not received the bonus even a month after Eid-ul-Azha, prompting swift administrative action. Following a decision taken on Tuesday...

Bamboo poles remain tied in place. Cow dung has dried into cakes. Piles of straw and debris lie scattered across the road, this is the current scene at the Diabari cattle market in Uttara, Dhaka. Although the market ended four days ago, the waste has still not been removed. The bamboo structures use...

Dhaka North City Corporation’s (DNCC) former Mayor Atiqul Islam introduced a time-based waste clearance system for post-Qurbani waste removal, which has now become a practice in both city corporations. Continuing the same system this year, the two Dhaka city corporations set specific deadlines,...

The main Eid congregation for Eid-ul-Azha will be held at the National Eidgah ground at 7:30 am. President Md. Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend the prayer.In addition, cabinet members, judges, senior state officials, and foreign diplomats are expected to join the main congreg...