'Where there is a will, there is a way' is an opt-repeated adage. But, in Bangladesh conditions---both in political and social contexts---most people have lost faith in the saying. They argue that vested interests are so strong in all the places that it is almost impossible to change anything for the better.
The Asian Age (AA): Even though several reports mentioned Dhaka as the worst city to live in, you have claimed several times that the city is safer and worthy place to live. Would you explain the reasons behind your assertion? What makes you so hopeful about the capital?
He has said that this syndicate is the main obstacle in resolving the capital’s transportation problem. He stated this while interacting with CEOs of the TV stations on Monday.
A mayor is said to be the father of a city. Voters show overwhelming support in electing him during mayoral election and pin hope on him thinking that he would sort out the chronic civic problems. But six months into the office, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq has revealed how hollow the term ‘father of the city’ is!
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday said a big syndicate of thousand crores of taka is there behind a large number of bus companies in the capital, reports UNB. “There’s a big syndicate of thousand crores of taka behind this so many bus companies…I can say, for example, that if I’m the proprietor of a bus company and can collect 10 buses from some owners, I’ll get the personal share from the profit of the buses. It’s very tough to break the syndicate,” he said.
Despite being the city father, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday bemoaned that he has no authority to deal with its 80 percent problems, reports UNB. “Some 80 percent of the problems are not under my purview to solve those. Traffic jam, water-logging, taking off billboards are not my issues. My jobs are officially to oversee the problems relating to parks, streetlights and waste management only,” he said.
If entrusted with the management of city’s storm drainage system, Dhaka city corporations would play a role in resolving the acute urban flooding and water logging problem in the capital city, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq today.
Mayor Annisul Huq wants Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations to get rid of the city's water logging problem. The mayor can do nothing to address the water logging as Wasa digs canals and maintains storm-water drainage system, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor said yesterday at a programme organised by Bangladesh University.
Policymakers would do well to pay heed to the call of the DNCC mayor to bring Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations in order to tackle the city's worsening waterlogging problem. The mayor's demand has strong rationale as the city corporations have no control over departments such as Wasa, Rajuk, Police and other service providers in the capital.
সুন্দর নগরী গড়তে টেলিভিশন চ্যানেলের প্রধান নির্বাহী ও দায়িত্বশীলদের কাছ থেকে পরামর্শ নিলেন ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি করপোরেশনের (ডিএনসিসি) মেয়র আনিসুল হক। গতকাল সোমবার রাজধানীর হোটেল সোনারগাঁওয়ে এ লক্ষ্যে ডিএনসিসির পক্ষ থেকে মতবিনিময় সভার আয়োজন করা হয়। এ সময় মেয়র তার দায়িত্বকালে নেওয়া নানা পরিকল্পনার কথা তুলে ধরেন।
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