JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Feb 23, 2026 (BSS) - A delegation of the Jahangirnagar University Journalists' Association (JUJA) today paid a courtesy call on State Minister for the Ministry of Labour and Employment Nurul Haque Nur. The meeting was held around 3:30 pm at the state minister's office in the Bangladesh Secretariat. During the meeting, both sides exchanged greetings and JUJA leaders presented him with a JUJA-published souvenir titled 'Orunodoy', featuring journalistic experience-based stories from the July Uprising 2024. JUJA President Mehedi Mamun, Joint Secretary Md Jobaer Ahmed, Office and Publication Secretary Mah Alam, and Executive Members Md Rasel Mahmud and Md Ashraful Mia were present during the meeting.

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 23, 2026 (BSS) - Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain has announced that door-to-door waste collection services provided by private vendors in the city will be discontinued from March. The announcement was made on Monday at a meeting held at the CCC office in Tiger Pass with vendors involved in door-to-door waste collection activities. The mayor said vendors will continue collecting household waste until the end of February and will be allowed to collect any outstanding dues for the month in March. However, from March onward, around 2,000 cleaners from the CCC's Conservancy Department will take over waste collection duties. As a result, city residents will no longer have to pay vendors separately for household waste collection starting in April. Dr. Shahadat noted that the vendor-based system had initially been introduced on an experimental basis in several wards. However, due to complaints about inadequate service, the City Corporation decided to discontinue the arrangement and bring the service under its direct management. He also expressed concern that a portion of the city's waste ends up in canals and drains, contributing to waterlogging and environmental pollution. The City Corporation has urged residents to cooperate by handing over their household waste to designated CCC workers to ensure regular collection. Proper waste management, officials said, will help prevent garbage accumulation, reduce mosquito breeding, and maintain a cleaner urban environment. In addition, the mayor said initiatives are underway to convert waste from the city's two landfill sites into valuable resources such as biogas, green fuel and energy, which is expected to increase the corporation's revenue. Chief Conservancy Officer Captain Ikhtiar Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, along with officials from the Engineering and Conservancy Departments and representatives of the vendors, stressed the need to ensure 100 percent waste collection to maintain overall cleanliness in the city.