The Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) proposed wholesale market will be built on the pattern of Beijing's example, Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has said.
"The DNCC's market will be created with the concept of Beijing's wholesale market. We are discussing with the market authorities here, they will share the design with us. DNCC's wholesale market will follow Beijing's model," Atiqul said after visiting Sinfarti Market, the big raw market in Beijing, the capital of China, on Monday.
He said: "Earlier, many businessmen in Beijing used to shop on the sidewalk. From that place, it will be possible to make a wholesale market in the DNCC just like in Beijing, following the example set by Sinferti Market in Beijing."
Mentioning that there will be two wholesale markets in Dhaka, the mayor said: "There will be two wholesale markets in Dhaka according to the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. One will be in Dhaka North, the other in Dhaka South. After the wholesale market, no cargo truck can enter Dhaka. If this can be done, the traffic in Dhaka city will be reduced to a great extent."
The mayor said that everyone's cooperation is needed to beautify Dhaka. The Karwan Bazar market will be moved to the DNCC market in Gabtoli and Jatrabari. The authorities also have a master plan for setting up vegetable, meat and fish markets after discussions with Karwan Bazar traders.
Atiqul said that the DNCC wholesale market will have a modern system like Sinfarti, adding that the authorities will install a small power plant in the wholesale market at Gabtoli.
