Dhaka Bank PLC has launched a new service of the collection of holding tax and trade licence fees for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

From now on, the residents of the DSCC will be able to pay fees and taxes on a real-time basis from any branches of Dhaka Bank, said a press release.

The bank will enable the residents to pay fees and taxes online on a real-time basis from anywhere through Dhaka Bank mobile app and internet banking by the end of January 2025.

Sheikh Abdul Bakir, deputy managing director of the bank, and Bashirul Haque Bhuyan, chief executive officer of DSCC, unveiled the service by collecting tax and trade licence fees from its customers online at a function at Nagar Bhaban in the capital's Gulistan on Monday.

Air Commodore Md Mahabubur Rahman Talukder, chief waste management officer of DSCC, Md Moniruzzaman, chief revenue officer, Kizer Mohammad Farabi, chief estate officer, Mohammad Mobassher Hasan, chief social welfare and slum development officer, and Md Abu Taiyeb Rokon, chief of ICT division, were present.

Mosleh Saad Mahmud, head, liability and cash management unit of the bank, Altamas Nirjhar, head of general services division, and Md Asif Hossain, head of information technology division, along with other senior officials of both the organisations were also present.