Dhaka Bank PLC has launched a new service for collecting holding tax and trade license fees for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

From now on, the residents of the DSCC will be able to pay fees and taxes on a real-time basis from any branches of Dhaka Bank, said a press release.

By the end of January 2025, the bank will enable residents to pay fees and taxes online in real-time from anywhere through the Dhaka Bank mobile app and Internet banking.

Sheikh Abdul Bakir, deputy managing director of the bank, and Bashirul Haque Bhuyan, chief executive officer of DSCC, unveiled the service by collecting tax and trade license fees from its customers online at a function at Nagar Bhaban in the capital’s Gulistan on Monday.

Air Commodore Md Mahabubur Rahman Talukder, chief waste management officer of DSCC; Md Moniruzzaman, chief revenue officer; Kizer Mohammad Farabi, chief estate officer; Mohammad Mobassher Hasan, chief social welfare and slum development officer, and Md Abu Taiyeb Rokon, chief of ICT division, were present.

Mosleh Saad Mahmud, head of the bank’s liability and cash management unit; Altamas Nirjhar, head of the general services division; and Md Asif Hossain, head of the information technology division, along with other senior officials of both organizations, were also present.