Dhaka South City Corporation

‘Aggression from government, private bodies a huge challenge for us’

DSCC Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh talks about the current state of playground and parks, tree felling for development, and the importance of public opinion in designing projects.
9 July 2023, 13:00 PM

Want to tie the knot again? pay tax first

Life for those who are planning to get married in the southern side of Dhaka city is about to get a little more difficult than it usually is.
24 May 2023, 01:30 AM

Police bar protesters from going to Nagar Bhaban

Around 200 people, protesting Dhaka South City Corporation's move to cut down trees on the capital's Saat Masjid Road, gathered in Bangabazar intersection after police stopped them from marching to Nagar Bhaban around noon today
21 May 2023, 06:42 AM

Saat Masjid Road: Trees felled for facelift, a new median strip

City life comes with rapid change. But for the residents of Dhanmondi what didn’t change for long were the trees and plants on the median of Saat Masjid Road. Bursting with blossoms in spring and summer, the krishnachuras and the radhachuras, among other trees, became a part of their lives.
18 May 2023, 01:20 AM

DSCC most corruption-free of all govt organisations: Taposh

The mayor claimed that no one is facing harassment now in the Nagar Bhaban and regional offices of the city corporation
16 May 2023, 06:55 AM

Saat Masjid Road: More trees felled in name of development

Dhaka South City Corporation is cutting trees in the name of infrastructure development and beautification works at Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi, amid the existing scarcity of greenery in the capital.
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

200 Nagar Paribahan buses on 3 new Dhaka routes from Sept 1

The Bus Route Rationalization Committee (BRCC) has decided to introduce 200 more buses on three new routes in Dhaka from September 1.
21 June 2022, 10:59 AM

Woman dead as DSCC garbage truck hits her in Mugda

A woman died after a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) hit her at Mugda in Dhaka last night.
1 June 2022, 06:04 AM

East Jurain: Saga of a manmade mess

Ward 53 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) covers most parts of East Jurain’s Muradpur area. According to the 2011 census, more than 27,000 people live in this ward which, according to them, has become probably the worst place to live in Dhaka.
8 May 2022, 18:00 PM

DSCC gyms not fit for use

Although Sutrapur Modern Gymnasium, located near the capital’s Katherpool intersection, has the word “modern” in its name, visitors will have a hard time finding anything modern about it.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM

City polls: Taposh, Atiqul submit nomination paper

Awami League leader Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and incumbent Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor M Atiqul Islam today submitted their nomination papers separately to contest the January 30 mayoral polls in Dhaka South and North City Corporations.
31 December 2019, 07:39 AM

Fighting Aedes Mosquito: Import insecticide immediately

A new insecticide to kill mosquitos is expected to arrive in the country in a few days and, after necessary lab tests, it will be imported within the next couple of weeks, lawyers of the two Dhaka city corporations told the High Court yesterday.
1 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Time to be WARY OF WASTE

The two landfills in the capital have almost reached their limit with no immediate remedy in sight. Mountains of garbage are being formed in the landfills at Matuail and Aminbazar and there are fears that the waste will spill over into adjacent areas.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM

DNCC, DSCC polls: Voting ends amid low voter turnout

Voting in the two Dhaka city elections concludes amid low voter turnout in centres.
28 February 2019, 02:14 AM

Act now to prevent dengue outbreak

After a few months of relative relief, a large part of Dhaka South City Corporation is again at risk of suffering a dengue outbreak, a survey found. Out of the 2,599 buildings and construction sites they visited to conduct the survey, officials found Aedes larvae in 938, thus raising the concern.
29 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Dengue threat looms over city

A large part of Dhaka South City Corporation is at risk of a dengue outbreak as the carrier of the virus, Aedes mosquito, is present at over one-third of the houses and other structures in that zone, a survey has found.
28 July 2018, 18:00 PM

A DANGEROUS NUISANCE

Around 10:00pm, Redwanur Rahman was going to his Azimpur residence. Suddenly, near the New Market footover bridge, he found himself blinded by bright, flashing lights.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

DSCC medics to give door-to-door flu care

Dhaka South City Corporation is launching a door-to-door primary healthcare service for a fortnight from tomorrow.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Guppy fish to be released in Dhaka south to curb mosquito-borne diseases

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will release Guppy fishes in drainage and sewerage lines to curb the menace of mosquito-borne diseases including Chikungunya
7 August 2017, 15:15 PM

30 illegal shops evicted from Motijheel

Dhaka South City Corporation has evicted 30 out of 134 illegal shops at AGB colony in the Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
1 June 2016, 09:07 AM