Dipan Nandy

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

‘I’ve always said I don’t want the mayor’s seat’

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Thursday afternoon, Ishraque talked about some of the issues regarding the legality of the mayoral post, his stance over the matter, his current strife with the government, and the ongoing situation surrounding the Nagar Bhaban

2d ago

Mayoral deadlock: Dhaka South held hostage for 40 days

Dhaka South City Corporation has remained effectively crippled for around 40 days due to a contested mayoral claim by BNP leader Ishraque Hossain and the government’s apparent mishandling of the matter.

3d ago

Wasa water stinks

However, the state-run agency claims the water is of standard quality when it leaves their facilities

4d ago

Ishraque crowns himself Dhaka South mayor

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has begun discharging duties as the “self-declared” mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), despite not having taken an oath of office.

1w ago

A month of Nagar Bhaban blockade: DSCC shifts emergency operations to Wasa building

More than a month has passed since Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), was locked down amid protests by supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, who is demanding to be sworn in as DSCC mayor following a court verdict.

1w ago

Familiar Dhaka in an unfamiliar mood

The familiar city now appears in an unfamiliar form—no traffic jams, no honking, no packed footpaths

2w ago

Dhaka city plans to clear waste in 24 hrs

To deploy 20,000 sanitation workers

2w ago

Cattle sales off to a slow start

Though 20 cattle markets in Dhaka officially started operating from yesterday, the number of customers remains very low.

3w ago
June 22, 2025
June 22, 2025

‘I’ve always said I don’t want the mayor’s seat’

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Thursday afternoon, Ishraque talked about some of the issues regarding the legality of the mayoral post, his stance over the matter, his current strife with the government, and the ongoing situation surrounding the Nagar Bhaban

June 22, 2025
June 22, 2025

Mayoral deadlock: Dhaka South held hostage for 40 days

Dhaka South City Corporation has remained effectively crippled for around 40 days due to a contested mayoral claim by BNP leader Ishraque Hossain and the government’s apparent mishandling of the matter.

June 21, 2025
June 21, 2025

Wasa water stinks

However, the state-run agency claims the water is of standard quality when it leaves their facilities

June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025

Ishraque crowns himself Dhaka South mayor

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has begun discharging duties as the “self-declared” mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), despite not having taken an oath of office.

June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025

A month of Nagar Bhaban blockade: DSCC shifts emergency operations to Wasa building

More than a month has passed since Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), was locked down amid protests by supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, who is demanding to be sworn in as DSCC mayor following a court verdict.

June 7, 2025
June 7, 2025

Familiar Dhaka in an unfamiliar mood

The familiar city now appears in an unfamiliar form—no traffic jams, no honking, no packed footpaths

June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025

Dhaka city plans to clear waste in 24 hrs

To deploy 20,000 sanitation workers

June 4, 2025
June 4, 2025

Cattle sales off to a slow start

Though 20 cattle markets in Dhaka officially started operating from yesterday, the number of customers remains very low.

May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025

People bear the brunt of strike

Rajib Hasan of Tantibazar returned home empty-handed yesterday for the third time in 10 days. Each visit to Nagar Bhaban, in search of his daughter’s birth certificate, ended in frustration.

May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

How much longer must south Dhaka suffer?

Standoff over Ishraque Hossain’s mayoral post halts civic services in half of Dhaka