Bangladesh, March 7 -- The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will launch a project soon to improve neighbourhoods in some parts of the capital, including Old Dhaka, which has been gripped with various problems, including lack of open space and recreation facilities, sources said.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved the Dhaka Urban Upgrading Project on Tuesday, taken in this regard at a cost of US$ 106 million.
Under the project, different neighbourhood facilities will be improved in areas like Kamrangir Char, Lalbag, Sutrapur, Nayabazar, Gulistan, Khilgaon, Mugda and Bashabo.
These facilities include development and upgradation of multipurpose community centres, roads, streets, sidewalks, drainage,...