BSS-48 Tajul asks municipality mayors to observe Mujib Year with due respect

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Tajul asks municipality mayors to observe Mujib Year with due respect

DHAKA, Feb 23, 2020 (BSS) – LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam
today called the municipality mayors to observe the Mujib Year in a befitting
manner, marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu.

He made the call at a meeting over ensuring transparency and accountability
in administrative and development activities of municipalities at the
Secretariat here.

Sixty three municipality mayors of Dhaka division attended the meeting.

Other directives given to the mayors are exhibiting important photographs,
speeches and quotes of Bangabandhu by setting up LED display at key points in
municipality areas, setting up mural of Bangabandhu and keeping wards neat
and clean adopting innovative plans.

Besides, issues including fixing municipal holding tax, realizing of tax,
preparing annual plan for development activities were discussed in the
meeting.

The mayors presented different existing problems and limitations before
the minister.

The minister also assured of resolving those problems.

Local Government Division Senior Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed chaired the
meeting with the presence of senior officials of the ministry.

BSS/pr/MKD/RY/20:30 hrs