From December 2020, Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation officially took over the charge of canals and drains from Dhaka WASA. South City got the responsibility of maintaining seven canals. Of these, three are box culverts (Arambagh-Segunbagicha, Panthapath and Dholai Khal). Dhaka North City got the responsibility of maintaining 29 canals. In […]
As the newly elected mayor has not yet assumed responsibility, a Chief Executive Office is in charge of the overall functioning of the municipal corporation, Prothom Alo reports. He had no knowledge about this journey. The mayor and councilors who won the latest Municipal Corporation elections have not yet assumed responsibility. The tenure of the […]
The water logging in Dhaka city is so severe that even till Friday afternoon water had not receded from many areas. New Market Traders Association president Dewan Aminul Islam angrily told Prothom Alo, “Incidents of waterlogging may occur. But the water will not go down even after 12 to 14 hours, what is this situation? […]
The devastating fire that broke out during the monsoon at Mohammadpur Agricultural Market, owned by Dhaka North City Corporation, highlights the sensitivity of the capital’s markets to fire accidents. The fire broke out at 3:30 am on Wednesday and was brought under control after about five hours with the efforts of the fire service, Army, […]
More dust due to construction works Construction activities increase in Dhaka during winter as builders prefer the season with little or no rain. The construction and repair of buildings and roads and other infrastructure adds to air pollution and human suffering. Presently the drain is being constructed on Mohkhali-Gulshan link road. “The dust menace increased […]
