2 city officials withdrawn after PM drives around Dhaka inspecting clean-up drive
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today expressed dissatisfaction after seeing Qurbani waste left uncleared in several areas in Dhaka during a surprise inspection while driving around the capital.
During the PM’s visit, he found Qurbani waste and old garbage lying on roads in Hatirpool, Elephant Road, Green Road, Farmgate and Karwan Bazar, and ordered action against two regional executive officers of the two city corporations for negligence of duty.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Under Tarique Rahman’s instruction, two regional executive officers of Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations were withdrawn from their respective posts and attached to the Ministry of Public Administration with immediate effect.
At the same time, instructions were given to initiate departmental action against them over allegations of negligence.
“The prime minister went out to see different development projects in the capital and the management of Qurbani animal waste. He expressed dissatisfaction as waste had not been removed in some places,” State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam told the media.
The withdrawn officials are Kazi Saleh Mustanzir, regional executive officer of Zone-1 of Dhaka South City Corporation, and Sadekur Rahman, regional executive officer of Zone-5 of Dhaka North City Corporation. Both are deputy secretary-level officials.
On the second day of Eid, the prime minister drove through different parts of the city around 4:00pm to see whether waste removal work was being carried out properly.
Without informing anyone in advance, the prime minister himself drove through different parts of Dhaka for nearly four hours.
His car left his Gulshan residence and moved through Gulshan-1, Hatirjheel, Rampura Road, Malibagh’s Abul Hotel area, Taltala Market, Basabo, Kamalapur, Sayedabad, Jatrabari, Dholaikhal, Dayaganj, Narinda, Raysahib Bazar, Naya Bazar, Bangshal, Gulistan, Shahbagh, Elephant Road, Dhaka University, New Market, Science Lab, Kalabagan, Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi, Manik Mia Avenue, Panthapath, Bijoy Sarani and Mohakhali areas.
State Minister Mir Shahe Alam, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam, and BNP National Executive Committee Special Secretary Muhammad Belayet Hossain Mridha accompanied the PM in his vehicle, according to the Prime Minister’s Press Wing.
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