Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)

We need more parks, not more malls

Metro rail authorities have no right to commercialise Anwara Park

Don’t repurpose Tajuddin Ahmad park

It must be left alone as a space for public recreation and exercise

A novel approach to waste management

Can DNCC’s cash-for-waste initiative help tackle dengue?

Chief heat officer doesn’t get salary from DNCC: mayor

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam today said Chief Heat Officer Bushra Afreen does not get salary from the DNCC

Reclaim footpaths on Green Road

Unauthorised parking, eateries depriving people of walking space

There’s no curbing corruption without accountability

DNCC must bear down on faulty streetlight suppliers

Failed response to dengue and air pollution is no coincidence

High Court’s observations about the relevant authorities demand attention

What’s delaying Karwan Bazar relocation?

Authorities should expedite the relocation by addressing traders’ concerns

August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019

ACC to probe DNCC’s mosquito insecticide procurement

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) begins an investigation whether there had been any corruption in procuring the mosquito insecticides by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).

August 2, 2019
August 2, 2019

Fighting Aedes Mosquito: Import insecticide immediately

A new insecticide to kill mosquitos is expected to arrive in the country in a few days and, after necessary lab tests, it will be imported within the next couple of weeks, lawyers of the two Dhaka city corporations told the High Court yesterday.

July 28, 2019
July 28, 2019

Aedes Population: Six-fold rise in four months

The concentration of adult mosquito in the capital is nearly six times that in the pre-monsoon period, a key reason behind the rising dengue cases, an ongoing government survey has found.

July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019

Nothing short of an epidemic

Slamming the two city corporations in Dhaka for their failure to combat the mosquito menace, the High Court yesterday said the dengue situation in the capital is nothing short of an epidemic.

June 16, 2019
June 16, 2019

Over 6 lakh slum dwellers in Dhaka: Minister

Local Government Division minister Tazul Islam informs the parliament that around 6.46 lakh people are now living in around 3,394 slums in Dhaka.

March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019

Atiqul sworn in as DNCC mayor

Dhaka North City Corporation’s (DNCC) Mayor-elect Atiqul Islam has taken oath to his office.

March 1, 2019
March 1, 2019

Empty yet not empty!

Empty! Emptiness, everywhere across Dhaka North yesterday. Empty voting centre, empty polling booth, empty ballot box and empty look in the faces of polling officials. As if the word empty personified the city elections of yesterday, the day when over 30 lakh voters were supposed to elect the mayor of their region.

February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019

AL’s Atiqul takes big lead in DNCC polls

Awami League nominated mayoral candidate Atiqul Islam takes lead with a big margin of vote in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-election.

February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019

50pc vote cast in DNCC by-polls: EC secy

Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed claims that around 50 per cent votes were cast in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-election.

February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019

Shafin brings allegation of vote irregularities

Singer Shafin Ahmed, the mayoral candidate of Jatiya Party for Dhaka North City Corporation by-election brought the allegation of some irregularities in voting.

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