Dhaka mayors get rank and status of minister
The Narayanganj mayor gets the status of a deputy minister. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam confirmed bdnews24.com of the government’s decision to up the mayors in the warrants of precedence.
Bangladesh seeks Danish solutions to city water, sanitation, waste-management
“We need countries like Denmark to come forward and assist Bangladesh with solutions in water, sanitation and waste-management,” he said, while speaking at a global forum in Copenhagen.
Buses of 5 colours will run on 5 Dhaka routes, says North City Mayor
At a meeting of the Dhaka Transport Co-ordination Authority (DTCA) on Wednesday, he said efforts were on to have 3,000 new buses to replace old ones in over a year.
Two Dhaka mayors happy with completion of clean-up of slaughtered cattle waste ‘on time’
Both Annisul Huq and Sayeed Khokon have claimed that blood and waste of the animals were removed from all areas in Dhaka ‘on time’. Prior to the holidays, the city corporations had set 48 hours, starting from Eid day on Friday morning when the sacrifices began, to finish the clean-up of the city.
Dhaka North City mayor warns of tough measures against those causing mass inconvenience
Huq issued the warning at a press conference held in a hotel barely half a kilometre from yesterday’s scene of trouble, where the mayor had been seemingly confined by workers opposing the eviction.
Eviction drive on Shyamoli to Aminbazar streets on Jan 1, Mayor Annisul says
The city corporation will launch a drive to demolish illegal constructions on the streets on the first day of the next year on Friday, he said.
Some councillors unite against Dhaka North Mayor Annisul
Businessman-turned-politician Huq was elected as the mayor nine months ago. The councillors tried to gather in a restaurant in Dhaka’s Manipuri Parha on Monday evening, but the attempt failed due to ‘government pressure’.
Mayor Annisul promises to introduce 3,000 new buses in Dhaka City by 2017
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.
No scope of favouritism in e-tendering, says Dhaka North City Corporation
A ‘wrong’ picture of e-tendering had been presented in the report, it claimed on Thursday. “All functions of this (e-tendering) system is conducted and controlled by the CPTU (Central Procurement Technical Unit). The process has helped the DNCC ensure transparency and accountability,” it said.
Dhaka North mayor pitches for changing negative perception towards transgender
He gave the call at a discussion on transgender issues at Dhaka’s Daily Star Centre on Thursday. The discussion organised by Bandhu Social Welfare Society and USAIDS consisted of several reporters, police, government and NGO officials, lawyers, teachers, religious leaders and transgender community representatives.
