DNCC

Rickshaws, rights, and the rulebook

Battery-operated rickshaws, by law, are not allowed on major roads of DNCC.

Rickshaws no longer allowed on main roads: DNCC

More than 100 illegal battery-powered rickshaws were seized during the joint operation

Mohammad Azaz appointed as DNCC administrator

He has been appointed as a full-time administrator for a one-year term by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives

All sacrificial animal waste removed within 6 hours: DNCC

Total 10,374 tonnes of waste cleaned in all 54 wards

DNCC can’t even spend its tree-planting budget!

What can explain such lacklustre attempt at enhancing Dhaka’s green cover?

Interview of DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam / ‘People will judge if I have succeeded or failed’

Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam talks to The Daily Star about his achievements and failures during the four years of his mayorship.

Clogged canals and water-logging: DNCC's 3-day waste exhibition begins

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today started a three-day exhibition of waste discarded in canals, drains and other public places to create public awareness

Water cannon spray in DNCC area on chief heat officer’s advice

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) started using water cannons to spray water in its areas to prevent air pollution and keep the city cool during the ongoing intense heatwave

High-tech trees: DNCC to use GPRS to monitor plants in the city

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has initiated a project to monitor and maintain newly planted trees across the DNCC jurisdiction using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. This initiative was inaugurated at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium on November 18.

June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016

Dhaka mayors get minister status

The two mayors of Dhaka city corporations are awarded the status of full minister, the mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation is given the status of deputy minister, according to a gazette notification.

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

Dhaka's crippling gridlock

Those on the road yesterday experienced firsthand the agony of Dhaka's traffic gridlock, this time caused by a DNCC event and a procession of the education ministry.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

No respite for Gulshan until 2017

If you visit Dhaka’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas nowadays, you will have to brace yourself for never-ending traffic, dust and mud. And there is always a risk that you may even fall into a ditch. The posh areas are now undergoing a development work including widespread road digging, which has led to this miserable situation.

May 9, 2016
May 9, 2016

Plan to double size of Dhaka city okayed

The authorities approve a proposal to double the size of Dhaka city by adding eight more unions to both the north and south city corporations.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

Govt to double size of Dhaka city area

The government is going to more than double the area of the two Dhaka city corporations through inclusion of 16 nearby unions, said

May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016

Karwan Bazar fire: Probe report in 2 weeks

The fire service yesterday started a probe into the Karwan Bazar fire that gutted 186 shops on May Day.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

Karwan Bazar car parking space cleared

The authorities of Dhaka North City Corporation in an eviction drive yesterday recovered Karwan Bazar car park from decades-old illegal occupation.

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

HC seeks reports on Dhaka city waste management

The High Court directs authorities concerned to submit reports in three months on the steps taken for waste management in Dhaka north and south city corporation areas.

January 24, 2016
January 24, 2016

5 companies to run city buses

To improve the public transport system in the capital, the Dhaka North City Corporation will facilitate the introduction of 3,000 new

January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016

Bring Wasa, Rajuk under DCCs

Mayor Annisul Huq wants Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations to get rid of the city's waterlogging problem.