Dhaka north budget shrinks 25%, but waste and mosquito control allocations rise
The allocation for mosquito control and healthcare has also increased to Tk208.85 crore, compared with Tk187.75 crore in the previous fiscal year.
The Dhaka North City Corporation today (16 July) proposed a Tk4,527.74 crore budget for FY27, down 25.4% from the Tk6,069.95 crore budget for the previous fiscal year, while increasing allocations for waste management, mosquito control and healthcare.
Dhaka North Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton unveiled the proposed budget at the corporation's Nagar Bhaban auditorium in Gulshan.
Despite the smaller budget, allocations for citizen services have been increased. The combined revenue and development allocation for waste management has been raised to Tk511.41 crore, up from Tk436 crore in FY26, an increase of nearly Tk75 crore or 17%.
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The allocation for mosquito control and healthcare has also increased to Tk208.85 crore, compared with Tk187.75 crore in the previous fiscal year.
Development spending declines
The proposed budget allocates Tk3,015.49 crore, or about 67% of total spending, for development projects, down from Tk4,624 crore, or about 76%, in the previous budget.
Road and traffic infrastructure remains the largest spending sector despite a sharp reduction in allocation. Funding has been cut to Tk1,366.50 crore from Tk2,032 crore, although it still accounts for around 30% of the total budget.
To tackle waterlogging, Dhaka North has earmarked Tk45 crore, while another Tk10 crore has been allocated separately for canal and lake development under the development budget.
The budget also sets aside Tk294.36 crore for salaries, allowances and remuneration of officials and employees.
Revenue targets
Dhaka North expects to collect Tk1,210 crore, or 47% of its total revenue, from holding, conservancy, lighting and health taxes.
It also targets Tk750 crore, or about 30% of total revenue, from property transfer taxes. The remainder will come from trade licences, road excavation fees, advertisement taxes, cattle market fees, other sources, and government and foreign grants.
Speaking at the budget presentation, Shafiqul Islam Khan said the corporation inherited a budget deficit that had disrupted civic services, but government support had helped restore key activities, including road construction and repairs, waterlogging mitigation, waste management, Aedes mosquito control, rapid removal of sacrificial animal waste and clearing encroached footpaths through mobile courts.
He said Dhaka North's priorities for FY27 include controlling dengue-carrying Aedes mosquitoes, reducing waterlogging, repairing damaged roads, modernising drains and manholes, improving household waste collection, expanding the Aminbazar landfill and implementing a waste-to-energy project.
The administrator also said the corporation plans to renovate the Gabtoli and Mohakhali bus terminals, recover encroached canals and undertake development initiatives for street vendors and slum residents.
