Published: 11:53 PM, 12 October 2026
'City dwellers to get attractive footpaths soon'
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator MdShafiqul Islam Khan on Monday reiterated his commitment to providing aesthetically pleasing footpaths to city dwellers within a short time.
"Within a short time, roads and footpaths under the Dhaka North City Corporation will be made free of hawkers on a daily basis, and aesthetically pleasing footpaths will be presented to city dwellers," he said.
The DNCC administrator made the remarks while inaugurating the collection of information for the Family Card programme in Mirpur-13 under Dhaka-15 constituency, as part of a nationwide social safety programme, said a press release.
He said the BNP had announced the Family Card programme in its election manifesto and described the Family Card as a gift for the people announced by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Issuing a warning, the administrator said action would be taken against anyone within the party who tried to engage in irregularities over the Family Card programme.
He said the right families to receive Family Cards and that no discrimination or division would be created over the programme.
The administrator said those who worked for the people and engaged in service-oriented activities would receive the party's nomination for the upcoming city corporation elections.
He said such activities included efforts to tackle dengue, waste management, cleanliness, and various development and public service initiatives under the vision of a "Clean Dhaka, Green Dhaka".
Those who did not work for the people would not receive nominations, he added.
The administrator said 1,917 volunteers would be engaged in collecting and preserving information for the Family Card programme.
He also warned that strict action would be taken against members of any clandestine group who attempted to provide false information or create confusion during the collection of Family Card data.
