Dhaka, March 11 -- Complaints over having to submit to bribery simply to acquire the death certificate have echoed in the halls of Dhaka North City Corporation, or DNCC, during a public hearing.

The DNCC held a hearing on citizens services with residents of 18 wards on Tuesday.

Sattar Chowdhury, a resident of DNCC Ward No. 50, was given the floor to speak and he bemoaned being subject to the corrupt practice.

DNCC Ward No. 50 joined the areas under the DNCC in 2018.

On Tuesday, teachers, imams, market committee leaders, local resident society leaders, representatives of youth and students, and locals attended the hearing.

Sattar said he had been unable to acquire a trade licence for the last three years due to "fee complications", ev...