Although it is the job of the city corporations, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has embarked on a Tk 90 crore beautification and pavement maintenance work on the capital's Airport Road.
The work is being backed by an ad firm.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq himself said he requested the RHD to hand over the tasks to them but to no avail.
“We have officially objected to erecting billboards along the Airport Road,” said the mayor. “A government department is doing the work. What can I do?”
The RHD's move to plant 500 Chinese and Taiwanese bonsai Ficus (Bot) as part of the "beautification" has also been slammed by naturalists.