State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam conducted a sudden cleanliness drive in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area to raise public awareness against indiscriminate waste disposal. During the inspection, he expressed dissatisfaction over garbage scattered in front of several permanent and temporary shops and urged traders to dispose of waste only in designated places. Dustbins were distributed among the business owners as part of the campaign.

A mobile court led by an executive magistrate of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) fined nine traders a total of Tk 19,500 for environmental pollution and littering. After the inspection, the state minister told reporters that the government aims to make Dhaka a cleaner and more livable city within its capacity, emphasizing that citizens must also act responsibly by keeping waste in proper locations for easy collection.

Senior officials from the ministry and DSCC, including the chief executive officer Md Zahirul Islam and chief waste management officer Air Commodore Md Mahbubur Rahman Talukder, were present during the operation.