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Atiqul takes office as DNCC mayor
DHAKA, May 13, 2020 (BSS) – Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam
took charge of office today for the second consecutive term.
Acting DNCC Mayor Mohammad Zamal Mostafa formally handed over the charge to
Atiqul at this noon here.
DNCC Chief Executive Officer Md Abdul Hai, Secretary Rabindra Sree Barua
and Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Dr Mominur Rahman Mamun were
present in the charge-taking function, among others.
Earlier, Atiqul took oath of the office as DNCC mayor on February 27. The
polls to the DNCC were held on February 1 while he took part in the election
with ruling Awami League ticket.
After taking the charge of DNCC mayor, Atiqul held an online press briefing
from his office.
In the briefing he said with the help of BRAC, the DNCC will set up eight
booths for collecting samples of COVID-19 in the city corporation area within
this week while there is also a plan to set up a coronavirus testing lab.
Highlighting different initiatives of the DNCC to tackle the COVID-19
situation, Atiqul urged the house owners in the city corporation not to
harass the doctors and nurses who are serving the coronavirus patients.
He also warned of taking stern actions against those who will harass the
health services providers and urged the house owners to lodge complaints to
the DNCC if they face any problem.
Noting that initiatives have been taken to protect the DNCC’s field-level
workers from being infected with COVID-19, the DNCC mayor said, however, if
any worker is tested coronavirus positive or dies of the disease, he or she
will get a financial assistance under the health insurance programme.
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