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All unauthorized political banners, promotional posters, and adhesive leaflets plastered across Dhaka metro rail pillars between Shewrapara and Mirpur-10 have been completely eliminated within a strict 72-hour deadline, civic authorities announced on Sunday (September 27) evening. The swift transformation followed an executive ultimatum issued by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan during a recent field inspection along the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line-6) corridor. Elevated pillars that had been defaced for months by commercial coaching centers, event flyers, and political graffiti were returned to their pristine architectural appearance, earning spontaneous commendation from urban planners and commuters.
The cleanup drive mobilized hundreds of youth volunteers affiliated with student bodies, community welfare forums, and pro-democratic political platforms from early Sunday morning. Armed with metal scraping tools, industrial scrubbing solvents, and pressurized hot-water hoses, teams systematically tackled dozens of concrete columns along Begum Rokeya Sarani. Municipal waste vehicles accompanied the volunteer squads, instantly hauling away truckloads of stripped paper waste and debris to prevent street gutters from clogging. The collaborative civil effort highlighted a renewed civic ethos among metropolitan youth following the country's broader institutional transition.
Municipal inspection teams confirmed that over 2.5 kilometers of elevated transit structures had been thoroughly scrubbed and sanitized by late Sunday afternoon. DNCC zonal executive officers conducted on-site quality checks, ensuring that concrete finishes were not structurally damaged during the mechanical scraping process. Local shopkeepers and pedestrians along the Shewrapara and Kazipara stretches observed that the removal of dense paper clutter instantly enhanced street visibility, restored urban aesthetics, and reduced visual pollution along one of the capital's busiest arterial transit thoroughfares.
To safeguard the newly cleaned infrastructure from recurrent vandalism, the city corporation has announced round-the-clock surveillance along the MRT corridor. High-definition security cameras linked to the DNCC central monitoring hub will surveil metro columns, while mobile judicial courts will conduct surprise inspections to penalize offenders. Under the Graffiti and Wall-Writing (Control) Act, municipal magistrates possess the authority to impose heavy financial fines and summary imprisonment on individuals and business entities caught plastering unauthorized publicity materials on state property.
DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan stated on Sunday, "Strict legal surveillance will be maintained, and immediate prosecution will follow against any organization that defaces public metro structures again." He commended the voluntary youth squads who labored tirelessly to beautify public property, underscoring that preserving municipal assets requires active civic stewardship. He appealed to political organizations, commercial enterprises, and educational institutions to utilize designated digital display boards rather than defacing national infrastructure, warning that impunity for civic misconduct is permanently over.
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