Seven sanitation workers were injured after residents and cleaning staff clashed over waste removal in the Uttarkhan Rajabari STS area of Ward 46, Uttara Region 8, under Dhaka North City Corporation. The incident involved chase and counter-chase between the two sides, according to a report published on August 2, 2026.

The injured workers were taken to Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital. DNCC public relations officer Zakir Hossain confirmed the clash in a press release, identifying the location as the Uttarkhan Rajabari STS area in Ward 46 of Uttara Region 8.

DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan, local MP Jahangir Hossain, a police deputy commissioner and other relevant officials went to the scene in an effort to bring the situation under control. It was also alleged that the administrator and the local MP were attacked during the incident.