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Newly appointed administrator of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Abdus Salam on Friday pledged to transform the capital’s southern zone into a 'clean city', calling on residents to actively cooperate in maintaining sanitation and civic discipline. “Household and shop wastes must be kept at designated places from where city corporation workers will collect it. If more than Tk 100 is charged for collecting waste from any house, the approval of the contractor concerned will be cancelled,” he said. The made the remarks while speaking briefly before an iftar programme organised by Ward No. 24 of BNP’s Dhaka South city unit at Lalbagh Hridoy Party Centre. Referring to directives from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Salam said efforts have already begun to transform both Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation into clean and green cities. He sought full cooperation from city dwellers to make Dhaka a cleaner and better liveable city. Emphasising the preservation of Old Dhaka’s heritage, the new administrator said its traditional food culture and historic sites must be protected. PM shares warm moments with children after Jum'a prayers at Banani “We have to plan in such a way that local and foreign visitors feel encouraged to visit these historic places in Old Dhaka,” the administrator said, adding that the south city corporation will take initiatives in this regard. Salam also warned that there would be no compromise against extortion, mugging and drug-related crimes in the capital. “Those involved in crimes like extortion and mugging will not be spared, no matter which party they belong to or how powerful they are,” Salam said. Stating that mosquito infestation has increased in Dhaka, he said the corporation will strengthen its drives to control mosquitoes and prevent the spread of dengue.

Miscreants set fire to two passenger buses in the capital’s Shahjadpur and Merul Badda areas early Monday (10th November 2025). According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters' control room, the first incident occurred around 5:40 am at the Bashhtala bus stand in Shahjadpur, where a Tongi-bound Victor Paribahan bus was torched. Two firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control. No casualties were reported. Shortly after, around 6:15 am, another Tongi-bound passenger bus of Akash Paribahan was set ablaze in front of BRAC University at Merul Badda. Two more fire service units responded and extinguished the flames. 3 vehicles damaged in Mohammadpur garage fire Duty officer Rashed Bin Khalid of the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room confirmed both incidents, saying that the causes of the arson attacks are yet to be determined.  No casualties were reported, he added. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the incidents. Read more: Recent fire incidents highlight safety challenges in Bangladesh: Experts

A ride-sharing biker set fire to his bike as a traffic police ‘attempted to fine him’ on Badda-Gulshan link road in the capital on Monday. The incident occurred around 9:30 am when Shawkat Hossain, 40,was waiting on the road near Janata Insurance building with others for customers. Read:Three bikers killed in Gaibandha crash Traffic sergeant Debopriya went to Shawkat and sought papers from him to check those. At one stage, Shawkat got furious and set his bike afire.   When local people tried to extinguish the blaze, he obstructed them. Read: Ridesharing bikers, shop owners block Dhaka roads in protest Later, he was taken to Badda Police Station where Shawkat said that he was depressed as he had suffered huge losses in business due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Then he got engaged in ride-sharing service to survive, said assistant commissioner of Traffic (Badda zone) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Subir Chandra Das.