RCC mayor vows to increase civic amenities; Asks staffs for wealth statements
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Rajshahi mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton yesterday called on the residents of the metropolitan city to be ready for spending additional money to pay taxes and water bills for additional use to ensure civic amenities to all.
He also asked all staffs of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) to submit their wealth statements for transparency and support his attempts to free the institute from corruption.
"The rates of taxes and water bills will not be increases as I promised earlier, but those who, for example, have expanded their houses from one room to more rooms and single-storey building to multi-storey one will have to pay additional taxes," he added.
He further said, "The use of water by five people against that of 50 people is not the same and so additional water users will have to pay additional taxes, but the rates would be the same."
Liton said this at a reception accorded to him at the Rajshahi Zila Parishad auditorium by Rajshahi Citizens' Committee.
Some 8000 new holdings would pave the way for fresh incomes, said the newly elected mayor, adding that the territory of the city areas would be increased for creating income sources.
Eminent litterateur Hasan Azizul Haque, former Rajshahi University vice chancellor Dr Saidur Rahman Khan, lawyer Golam Arif Tipu, Prof Fazlul Haque, Mujibul Haque, NAP district unit President MH Akhunjee, CPB district unit President AK Azad, Shafikur Rahman, Abida Raihan, M Ali Sarker and Dr Sayed Shafikul Alam took part in the reception with language movement veteran Abul Hossain in the chair.
"As I have already passed two days in office of mayor, I found the corporation is dipped into corruption at its deepest level", he said.
The salary of one temporary employee had been shared by three political leaders, some 20 staffs enjoyed bills for cleaning a small drain and a lower-clerk was seen to have been possessing four buildings in the city, much beyond his limit of income, described the mayor vowing for uprooting the corruptions.
"I want to bring a revolutionary charge in the city… I will soon submit my wealth statement and then I would ask all staffs to submit their statements within seven days. I will free my office from politicisation of previous mayor and then other departments."
The damaged Sona Dighi will be cleaned, an industrial zone will be set up to accommodate 30 garment factories for creating employment for some 50,000 people, a silk city will be set up and facilities would be expanded for information technology, he added.
The speakers, however, appreciated the mayor and asked him to keep his promises that he had given and said their support would continue until he remains stuck to pro-people activities.
He also asked all staffs of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) to submit their wealth statements for transparency and support his attempts to free the institute from corruption.
"The rates of taxes and water bills will not be increases as I promised earlier, but those who, for example, have expanded their houses from one room to more rooms and single-storey building to multi-storey one will have to pay additional taxes," he added.
He further said, "The use of water by five people against that of 50 people is not the same and so additional water users will have to pay additional taxes, but the rates would be the same."
Liton said this at a reception accorded to him at the Rajshahi Zila Parishad auditorium by Rajshahi Citizens' Committee.
Some 8000 new holdings would pave the way for fresh incomes, said the newly elected mayor, adding that the territory of the city areas would be increased for creating income sources.
Eminent litterateur Hasan Azizul Haque, former Rajshahi University vice chancellor Dr Saidur Rahman Khan, lawyer Golam Arif Tipu, Prof Fazlul Haque, Mujibul Haque, NAP district unit President MH Akhunjee, CPB district unit President AK Azad, Shafikur Rahman, Abida Raihan, M Ali Sarker and Dr Sayed Shafikul Alam took part in the reception with language movement veteran Abul Hossain in the chair.
"As I have already passed two days in office of mayor, I found the corporation is dipped into corruption at its deepest level", he said.
The salary of one temporary employee had been shared by three political leaders, some 20 staffs enjoyed bills for cleaning a small drain and a lower-clerk was seen to have been possessing four buildings in the city, much beyond his limit of income, described the mayor vowing for uprooting the corruptions.
"I want to bring a revolutionary charge in the city… I will soon submit my wealth statement and then I would ask all staffs to submit their statements within seven days. I will free my office from politicisation of previous mayor and then other departments."
The damaged Sona Dighi will be cleaned, an industrial zone will be set up to accommodate 30 garment factories for creating employment for some 50,000 people, a silk city will be set up and facilities would be expanded for information technology, he added.
The speakers, however, appreciated the mayor and asked him to keep his promises that he had given and said their support would continue until he remains stuck to pro-people activities.
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