Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)

Level playing field not ensured yet: Ishraque

Bringing allegation of obstructing electioneering, BNP-backed mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections calls upon the Election Commission to ensure level playing field for all candidates.
Nominations of 7 DSCC candidates declared legal

Dhaka South City Corporation’s returning office declares legal the nomination papers of all the seven candidates in the DSCC mayoral polls.
AL to name its candidates tomorrow: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says his party will finalise its candidates for the mayoral race in elections to two city corporations in Dhaka tomorrow.
Skipping meetings: 21 DSCC councillors served show-cause notices

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has issued show-cause notices on 19 councillors from general wards and two from reserved seats for being absent in over three board meetings.
'Drive against illegal vehicles, footpath grabbers very soon'

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon says that the city authorities will very soon begin drives against illegal vehicles and rickshaws.
2 building owners jailed after Aedes larvae found

A mobile court of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) sends the owners of two buildings to jail as Aedes mosquito larvae are found on their building premises in the capital’s Science Laboratory area.
'Punishment, if ‘combing operation’ faces obstacle'

The house owners will have to face punishment, if they create any obstacle during "combing operation" of killing aedes mosquitoes, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam says.
DSCC giving all efforts to control dengue outbreak: Mayor

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is giving its all efforts to control the dengue outbreak by the first week of September, its Mayor Sayeed Khokon expresses hope.
DSCC to remove waste of sacrificial animals within 24hrs

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon vows to remove the waste of sacrificial animal within 24 hours from the day of Eid-ul-Azha.
Dengue under control likely by early Sept: Khokon

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said that the authorities concerned are trying their best to control the dengue outbreak by early September.
Man jailed after mobile court finds aedes larvae on construction site

An official of a construction company is handed jail terms after larvae of aedes mosquito, the carrier of dengue virus, were found at a construction site of the company.
Dengue Situation: It’s alarming, not out of control: WHO

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday claimed that dengue prevalence was under control in the country in comparison to the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
DSCC launches healthcare service for dengue patients

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) launches a healthcare service for the people affected by dengue and chikungunya in the city’s different areas.
Bus ticketing system by this month: DSCC mayor

Bus ticketing system will be introduced on Mohammadpur-Motijheel route by this month to improve the traffic system in the city.
DSCC to monitor different kitchen markets in Dhaka

The Dhaka South City Corporation will closely monitor the price situation at different markets in the capital from today in order to contain the price hike of the essentials into a tolerable limit on the occasion of the holy Ramadan.
DSCC fixes beef price at Tk 525 for Ramadan

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) fixes the prices of beef at Tk 525 and buffalo at Tk 480 for the holy Ramadan, which are Tk 75 and Tk 60 higher respectively than the last year’s prices.
DSCC official caught for demanding bribe

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) catches an office assistant of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) over demanding bribe for trade licence from a businessman.
'Accidents or sabotage;' mayor wants probe

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon asks the fire service to probe possibility of sabotage in the recent fire outbreaks.
Mosquito Menace in Capital: DNCC, DSCC doing little to contain it

The capital's mosquito population seems to be rising, but the two city corporations are doing little to contain the menace.
Taskforce action on

Four teams of a government taskforce yesterday snapped the utility connections to 28 buildings, including one belonging to Roxy Paints, for housing illegal warehouses in Old Dhaka.
Utility lines snapped for 28 holdings in Old Dhaka

Four teams of a taskforce of the government disconnect utility connections of 28 holdings including those of Roxy Paints for housing illegal warehouses in Old Dhaka.
DSCC resumes drive against chemical warehouse in Old Dhaka

A taskforce, formed by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), resumes its drive against establishments storing hazardous chemicals in Old Dhaka for the third consecutive day.
Utility lines to 15 chemical warehouses, factories cut

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) starts its month-long drive against chemical warehouses at Old Dhaka.
Chemical Warehouses: Relocation to be done in 6 months

The government yesterday set August 25 as the deadline for relocation of all chemical warehouses and factories from Old Dhaka.
HC clears way for DNCC by-election

There is no longer any bar to holding by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation as the High Court yesterday cleared the way for it.The court lifted its earlier orders that stayed the process of holding the by-polls scheduled for February 26 last year.
DSCC given the short shrift

That most chiefs of utility service-providing organisations choose not to attend coordination meetings called by the Mayor of South City Corporation is just shameful. Not only have they defied a direct order from the Prime Minister's Office, but their repeated refusals to attend the meetings are an insult to the mayor and the public.
DSCC launches night-shift from tonight

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is set to launch night-shift office to bring dynamism in its official activities and ease traffic movement across the city area.
DSCC's cleanliness campaign sets new Guinness record

Dhaka South City Corporation's (DSCC) cleanliness campaign in the capital held earlier this year has set a new Guinness World Record.
Animal waste to be cleaned in 24hrs: Khokon

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon today asked the concerned employees of the city corporation to remove the waste of sacrificial animals within 24 hours of the day of Eid-ul-Azha.
DSCC mayor launches drive against Aedes

Mayor Sayeed Khokon launches a drive in order to eradicate larvae of Aedes mosquito from Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).