Posters at only designated spots in Ctg from Sept 1
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) authorities are going to dedicate specific spots for putting up posters in the port city.
The decision will come into effect from September 1, said CCC sources.
The authorities came up with the decision against the allegations that posters are being put up indiscriminately on the walls of educational institutions, shopping malls and public and private institutions and organisations.
Visiting several areas, this correspondent found the allegations to be true. Posters were seen on the walls of Chattogram College, Haji Muhammad Mohsin College, Dr Khastagir Govt Girls High School, Katalganj Govt Primary School, Chattogram Medical College Hospital, Chattogram General Hospital and many other institutions.
Contacted, CCC deputy chief conservancy officer Morshedul Alam Chowdhury said the posters are put up late at night. The conservancy workers tear those off at dawn but to no avail.
Sources said the CCC mayor, in a meeting on August 14, instructed the officials concerned to take initiative to build some steel structures and install those at the designated spots. People will be allowed to put up posters on said structures after paying a certain amount.
"Some officials said Tk 10 can be charged for a single poster per day on the structures but others said it should be made more reasonable," Muhammad Abul Hashem, personal secretary to the CCC mayor, said. The mayor instructed the officials to set the amount.
The meeting decided to designate 116 spots for posters.
Many residents are, however, skeptical.
"In the late 1990s, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, then mayor, took such initiative... It worked for several months and then stopped," said Masud Parvez, a schoolteacher.
CCC Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said, "We are going to designate spots for using posters and would impose fine against those who violate the instruction."
Asked about success of the initiative, the mayor said awareness is key in this regard.
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