No billboards removed despite DNCC ultimatum
Shah Alam Nur :
Not a single illegal billboard has still been removed by the owners despite ultimatum issued by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
An executive official of DNCC said that they repeatedly requested the Outdoor Advertising Owners’ Association to remove all billboards in the interest of a green and clean Dhaka.
He said they also published a notice in a national daily, but there was no response.
He said, they have given the last chance for removal of billboards under the DNCC jurisdiction.
If the billboard owner fails to remove their billboards, every responsible company will be fined thousands of taka.
He said, the DNCC have shared the matter with urban planners, architects, and civil society members about removing billboards in the interest of making plans for a clean Dhaka.
Haji Md Rashed, the General Secretary of the Outdoor Advertising Owners’ Association said that they “had been in this profession for the past 20 years”.
He said, this is a huge business in the country as they pay Tk. 150 million as tax annually to the government, while the actual transactions in this sector in total amount to Tk. 1.50 billion.
Not a single illegal billboard has still been removed by the owners despite ultimatum issued by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
An executive official of DNCC said that they repeatedly requested the Outdoor Advertising Owners’ Association to remove all billboards in the interest of a green and clean Dhaka.
He said they also published a notice in a national daily, but there was no response.
He said, they have given the last chance for removal of billboards under the DNCC jurisdiction.
If the billboard owner fails to remove their billboards, every responsible company will be fined thousands of taka.
He said, the DNCC have shared the matter with urban planners, architects, and civil society members about removing billboards in the interest of making plans for a clean Dhaka.
Haji Md Rashed, the General Secretary of the Outdoor Advertising Owners’ Association said that they “had been in this profession for the past 20 years”.
He said, this is a huge business in the country as they pay Tk. 150 million as tax annually to the government, while the actual transactions in this sector in total amount to Tk. 1.50 billion.