Staff Reporter, The Daily Star
The relocation of Karwan Bazar, the largest wholesale market hub in the capital, is likely to start by the end of this month.
The deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on the capital’s Bailey Road, which claimed 46 lives on February 29, originated from an electric short circuit at a kettle on the ground floor café named “Cha Chumuk”.
Sirajul Islam, a businessman from Dhaka’s Rayerbagh, was waiting for a BRTC bus in Fulbaria bus terminal area around 3:30pm yesterday. He would travel to Barishal with his wife and two sons.
Even little over a year ago, Bangabazar market used to be crowded with shoppers and traders from dawn till midnight ahead of Eid. But now, it’s a shadow of its former self.
After a year since the devastating fire at Bangabazar Market in the capital’s Fulbaria, Dhaka South City Corporation is all set to construct a new 10-storey commercial building at the site.
The owner of Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road, where a deadly fire claimed 46 lives on February 29, had no approvals for commercial use of the property.
With tears in her eyes, Noorjahan was looking towards the hospital’s ward. Kamala Khatoon, her mother, was fighting for her life at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
Dhaka dwellers with a sweet tooth currently have an exciting opportunity to taste numerous distinctive and popular sweets from across the country, as Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is hosting a five-day sweet fair on its premises.
The relocation of Karwan Bazar, the largest wholesale market hub in the capital, is likely to start by the end of this month.
The deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on the capital’s Bailey Road, which claimed 46 lives on February 29, originated from an electric short circuit at a kettle on the ground floor café named “Cha Chumuk”.
Sirajul Islam, a businessman from Dhaka’s Rayerbagh, was waiting for a BRTC bus in Fulbaria bus terminal area around 3:30pm yesterday. He would travel to Barishal with his wife and two sons.
The owner of Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road, where a deadly fire claimed 46 lives on February 29, had no approvals for commercial use of the property.
After a year since the devastating fire at Bangabazar Market in the capital’s Fulbaria, Dhaka South City Corporation is all set to construct a new 10-storey commercial building at the site.
Even little over a year ago, Bangabazar market used to be crowded with shoppers and traders from dawn till midnight ahead of Eid. But now, it’s a shadow of its former self.
With tears in her eyes, Noorjahan was looking towards the hospital’s ward. Kamala Khatoon, her mother, was fighting for her life at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
While a walk through Mitford is an unforgettable treat for the olfactory senses, there are ill winds threatening to blow over those sweet scents and the businesses that produce them.
On a Wednesday afternoon, we were walking along one of the dusty roads of Dhaka that everyone can easily imagine – a path littered with debris and puddles of murky water.
Dhaka dwellers with a sweet tooth currently have an exciting opportunity to taste numerous distinctive and popular sweets from across the country, as Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is hosting a five-day sweet fair on its premises.