
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday personally drove through roads under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to inspect the city's cleanliness as part of the government's efforts to improve waste management and make Dhaka a cleaner capital.
"The Prime Minister personally drove through different roads in the northern part of the capital to assess the cleanliness situation on the ground," his Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said.
He said the Prime Minister left his Gulshan residence at around 4:05pm and drove the vehicle himself.
At around 6:10pm, the Prime Minister's vehicle was passing through the Shyamoli area, Rony said.
He said Tarique Rahman has repeatedly expressed his desire to see Dhaka transformed into a clean city, prompting the field inspection.
"The Prime Minister has repeatedly said he wants to see Dhaka as a clean city. That is why he is personally inspecting the situation," he added.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by State Minister for Local Government Shahe Alam, DNCC Administrator Shafiqul Islam Milton, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain, Private Secretary Mehedul Islam and Assistant Private Secretary Abdur Rahman Sani.