Desk Report:
Fulfilling the long-awaited expectations of the residents of Old Dhaka, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has gifted a new social event center with modern amenities. On Monday (March 9, 2026) morning, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator, freedom fighter Md. Abdus Salam, inaugurated the newly built ‘Siddiq Bazar Community Center’ on Alauddin Road in Siddiq Bazar area.
State Minister for the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs Ishraq Hossain, MP, was present as the special guest at the inauguration ceremony.
Administrator Md. Abdus Salam said at the ceremony that organizing social and family events has been a big challenge for the residents of Old Dhaka for a long time. This modern 6-storey building will remove that limitation to a great extent. He said, “We have not just built a building; modern healthcare, library and gym facilities have also been provided for the citizens.”
He urged the local residents to be aware and responsible in the proper maintenance of this state asset.
At this time, he recalled the contribution of freedom fighter Sadeq Hossain Khoka, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, who laid the foundation stone of Siddiq Bazar Community Center, and said, “Old Dhaka is still indebted to Khoka Bhai for its development.”
This 6-storey modern building, built under the supervision of Dhaka South City Corporation at a cost of about 389.8 million taka, has adequate car parking facilities. The second, third and fourth floors of the community center have facilities to accommodate a total of 1,650 guests, 550 per floor.
The ward councilor office, modern healthcare center and a library have been set up on the fifth floor of the building. In addition, a state-of-the-art gymnasium has been set up on the sixth floor to ensure a healthy lifestyle for the citizens.
It was informed at the inauguration ceremony that the construction of social centers on a larger scale is currently underway under the Dhaka South City Corporation. Of these, about 52 percent of the construction work of 9 centers under the DCNUP project has been completed. In addition, the work of 19 centers is underway with the corporation’s own funds and plans to build 30 more new centers are in the process.
