DHAKA, Feb 18, 2019 (BSS) – Awami-League-nominated mayoral candidate for
the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) M Atiqul Islam today said there is no
option without ‘boat’ for the development of the city.
“Only the government led by Awami League can retrieve the decline
tradition of the city…There is no option except ‘boat’ for the development
of the city,” he said.
He told journalists while visiting different areas of Mirpur in the city.
Atiqul, also a former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and
Exporters Association (BGMEA), has started campaign to contest the
forthcoming by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation
(DNCC) as an Awami League candidate.
Atiqul said that he will take action to solve the scourge of mosquitoes,
improve air quality, increase facilities for sports and outdoor activities,
and improve drainage system and increase parking spaces.
“As a mayoral candidate it’s my duty to take care of the poor people as
well as the rich and I will fulfill my duties properly,” he said.
He promised to construct special footpaths for physically challenged
people, sufficient foot-over bridges, under passes to ensure road safety,
separate lanes for bicycle and motorcycles, install a digital traffic system,
app-based transport system, digitized bus stops, and bus and truck terminals,
along with area-based multi-storied parking complexes. He also pledged to
solve the water logging problem during the rainy season.
He promised to set up closed-circuit televisions inside buses and build an
eve-teasing free city.