He said that he wants to bring about planned development of the Chittagong city as the 'corrupt' CCC administration has failed to provide civic amenities for the city dwellers.

Mir Nasir, also the state minister for civil aviation and tourism, was addressing a huge public meeting at Laldighi Maidan here on Wednesday.

The Chittagong city, north and south district units of BNP organised the meeting in support of BNP-led four-party alliance candidate Mir Nasir and in protest against violence and anarchy resorted to by the opposition Awami League.

Mir Nasir alleged that the CCC is now engaged in the real estate business instead of ensuring healthcare, education and uninterrupted power facilities for the city residents.

It is constructing markets on drains, causing waterlogging, and developing residential plots on its land only for money, he said.

The CCC has also deprived its employees of housing facilities, he alleged.

The mayoral aspirant pledged that he would do everything to make the city a commercial capital and a place of tourist attraction in a real sense.

He also promised not to increase holding tax, if elected. Rather, he would exempt thatched houses from such taxes and undertake income-generating projects in phases, he added.

Mir Nasir said he would take up special projects to remove waterlogging through digging and re-excavation of canals.

Projects would also be taken to rehabilitate hawkers in phases and the fee for rickshaw licence would be decreased, he added.

He also assured that the CCC staffs who were appointed on temporary basis would be made permanent.

The mayoral aspirant also assured the city dwellers of taking steps to solve the power supply crisis to a great extent.

Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain attended the meeting as chief guest while former commerce minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Forest and Environment Jafrul Islam Chowdhury, State Minister for Water Resources Gautam Chakrabarty, Sarwar Jamal Nizam MP, Golam Akber Khondaker, Mostafa Kamal Pasha MP were present as special guests.

Chittagong (south) district BNP President Ahmed Khalil Khan presided over the meeting.