Two regional officials of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) were suspended on Friday on the orders of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman over negligence in removing sacrificial waste in several parts of the capital on Eid day.

The Prime Minister ordered action after personally visiting different areas of the capital to inspect the progress of sacrificial waste removal activities following Eid-ul-Azha, said State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam.

He said the Prime Minister also directed the authorities to take departmental action against the officials concerned.

“Prime Minister Tarique Rahman went out without protocol to inspect different development projects and sacrificial waste management activities across the capital from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. He expressed dissatisfaction after finding that waste had not been removed properly in several areas,” the state minister said.

The areas included Hatirpool, Elephant Road, Green Road, Farmgate and Karwan Bazar, where sacrificial waste from Eid-ul-Azha, along with previously accumulated garbage, was found lying on the streets, he said.

“Following the Prime Minister’s directive, two regional executive officers (Deputy Secretaries) of DNCC and DSCC were immediately attached to the Ministry of Public Administration, and instructions were given to take departmental action against them for negligence in duty,” Shahe Alam said.

The suspended officials are Md Sadequr Rahman, Regional Executive Officer of DNCC Zone-5, and Kazi Saleh Mustanzir, Regional Executive Officer of DSCC Zone-1.

Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said Tarique Rahman personally drove himself through different roads in the capital in the afternoon to inspect the progress of the waste removal work.

He said State Minister Shahe Alam accompanied the Prime Minister during the visit.

DSCC Administrator Md Abdus Salam, BNP National Executive Committee Special Secretary Muhammad Belayet Hossain Mridha and Prime Minister’s Private Secretary-2 Advocate Mehedul Islam were also present.