Dhaka, June 7 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) removed 85 percent of sacrificial waste from the northern part of the capital by Saturday evening, according to its Administrator Mohammad Ejaz.

Speaking at an emergency press briefing in the evening, Ejaz said waste removal operations were going on and progressing steadily, according to UNB report.

"The work is being carried out in a calm and methodical manner. When deadlines are imposed, waste is often not removed properly," he said.

Ejaz added that the waste removal programme would continue for three days. "Though the process is moving slowly, the pace of work is good," he said.

The DNCC Administrator noted that the city corporation itself is handling almost all of the waste mana...