Mayors take oath
Dhaka: The newly-elected mayors of Dhaka North, South and Chittagong city corporations sworn-in by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a ceremony in the Prime Minister’s Office at about 10:00am on Wednesday.
Local government, rural development and co-operatives minister Syed Ashraful Islam administrated the oath of the councillors, said local government ministry public relation officer Mohammad Mominul Haque on Tuesday.
Three newly elected mayors of Dhaka and Chittagong city reaffirmed their commitment to build the three important cities of the country as clean livable metropolis resolving the civic problems in coordination with other utility bodies.
Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Sayeed Khokan said his main focus will be on resolving traffic congestion, repairing of the roads and walkways and keeping the capital city clean.
‘In this regard I would start work from the very beginning day,’ he said adding he is ready to work with utmost devotion like his late father Mohammad Hanif, who was the first elected mayor of Dhaka City.
Sayeed Khokan said he has the idea to work amidst hurdles and go ahead with development plan.
Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Anisul Haq expressed his gratitude to the voters for electing him mayor and sought support from everybody to make a clean and safe city.
‘A mayor alone cannot develop a city. Cooperation of everybody is required,’ he said urging all to come up with the requests for development, not with any personal request.
He said short, medium and long term steps would be taken for building a beautiful and liveable city.
Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation AZM Nasir Uddin said he will review the master plan prepared in 1995 by the government for improving the city’s drainage system.
‘The master plan was not implemented, nor was it discarded by the authorities. So we can rethink about the master plan,’ he said adding long term plan should be taken for new drainage system and enhance the capacity of the existing drains.
Cabinet members, lawmakers, the prime minister’s advisor and other eminent persons were also present during the oath-taking ceremony.
In the City Corporation election held on 28 April, Anisul Haque was elected as the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, Syed Khokon for Dhaka South and AZM Nasir Uddin was polled as the mayor of Chittagong City Corporation.