Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said the construction work of Dhaka City Inter-District Bus Terminal in Narayanganj’s Kanchpur will be completed by the middle of next year. “Fifty percent of the project, including landfilling, has already been completed. The rest of the work will be completed within the stipulated time,” said the DSCC mayor while talking to reporters after visiting the construction work of the terminal in the morning. No one will be allowed to do business without trade licence in Dhaka South: Mayor Taposh Mayor Taposh also said the construction of other infrastructures including the boundary wall and bus parking depot around the terminal will be done in phases.  “Once the terminal is opened, buses of 16 districts in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions will operate their rom this terminal,” he added. Zia directly involved in Bangabandhu assassination: Mayor Taposh The DSCC mayor hoped that the opening of the terminal would improve the quality of passenger services while reducing traffic congestion in the capital and its surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the existing bus terminal at Sayedabad will be renovated and modernised and transformed into an inter-city bus terminal, said Taposh.  National Eidgah ready to hold Eid Jammat even in case of heavy rain: Taposh He also talked to the officials of the concerned department including the Road Transport and Highways Division to learn about the progress of the terminal’s construction work. 

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) formally started registration process of non-mechanical vehicles from Sunday.

No new dengue case was reported in the country on Wednesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is determined to turn the capital into a liveable, beautiful, dynamic, well-governed and modern city.   Taposh expressed his conviction to recover footpaths from grabbers, rehabilitate hawkers, and manage gridlocks in the city permanently and bring reality-based solutions to all issues.   The mayor disclosed his mega plans in an interview with UNB over Zoom.   Footpath issues

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said that no more garbage and waste would be allowed on roads and open places.

Issuing a warning note, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday asked the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to refrain from dumping dirt on road, otherwise to face action.   “You (Wasa) are not allowed to keep dirt on the road after cleaning drains and legal action including realisation of fine will be taken if found dirt on the open road,” he said while inaugurating a year-long sewer cleaning activities near Muktijoddha Sangshad under War No 22 in the city.   Mentioning that the sewer cleaning activities will be conducted for the whole year, the DSCC Mayor said “The drive will continue and the sewer will be cleaned two times in a month in each ward of the city.”   He also urged the local people to inform the authorities concerned of city corporations if they notice any waterlog situation or overflows of sewer, through councillors concerned.

Issuing a warning note, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday said any kind of negligence and inaction of duty officials under DSCC won’t be tolerated.   The Mayor came up with the warning while inaugurating the cleanliness drive at Battola Jhil in city’s Khilgaon area.   “Any deviation to the newly adopted work plan or any sorts of negligence and inaction of duty of the DSCC officials won’t be tolerated as I am eager to relieve the city dwellers from these panic. If any respected citizens of DSCC would find any fault to the reshuffled tasks of DSCC staff, just let me know. I am assuring you that I’ll take stern action against this inadvertence”, he said.   Mosquito menace, waterlogging, inefficiency in garbage collection and some other burning issues remained unresolved due to the lack of effective coordination among the inter-connected departments of DSCC. People are losing their faith in DSCC, Taposh said. "So, I instructed the associated departments to reorganise the work plan. Under the new work plan, we are implementing new working roster and following it, a ‘Year-round Integrated Mosquito Control’ programme.”