Dipan Nandy

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

Govt to regulate battery-run rickshaws

The government is set to bring battery-powered rickshaws under a new regulatory framework in an effort to streamline their operations and enforce a court directive.

1w ago

Waterlogging, potholes plague Ashkona road

With her seven-year-old daughter, Mariam Begum, 32, was heading to school on a rickshaw along the road adjacent to the water pump at Ashkona in the capital’s Uttara.

1w ago

‘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

2w 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.

2w ago

Wasa water stinks

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

2w 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.

3w 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.

3w ago

Familiar Dhaka in an unfamiliar mood

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

1m ago
April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

Another fire crushes traders’ Eid hopes

Just 11 days after a blaze ripped through the Bangabazar shopping complex, another one yesterday gutted Dhaka New Super Market, causing losses to businesses and traders.

April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023

Tk 303cr lost in Bangabazar fire

The fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex and adjacent markets burnt down 3,845 shops and caused an estimated loss of Tk 303 crore, said the probe committee of Dhaka South City Corporation.

April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023

Bangabazar Fire: Burning cigarette or mosquito coil possible cause

Investigators of Dhaka South City Corporation suspect a burning cigarette or a mosquito repellent coil caused the devastating fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex in the capital.

April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023

Bangabazar Fire: Traders want support to get back on their feet

Bangabazar shop owners are looking forward to today’s meeting between their association and the city corporation in which decisions will be made about how the shop owners will run their businesses in a makeshift arrangement before Eid.

April 8, 2023
April 8, 2023

Bangabazar traders selling clothes from makeshift shops on the road

Smoke rises from burnt market on fifth day

April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023

Fire-Ravaged Bangabazar: Traders can run shops in the open

Traders of the burnt-down Bangabazar Shopping Complex will erect makeshift shops on the ground to resume their business ahead of Eid.

April 6, 2023
April 6, 2023

Bangabazar fire risk: Everyone knew but no one bothered

A six-year-old city corporation initiative to build a 10-storey shopping mall at Bangabazar never saw the light of day because of disagreements between the shop owners and the corporation.

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023

Dreams, hopes go up in smoke

They invested the money they had and the money they could borrow in the hope of good business ahead of Eid but within a few hours yesterday, they lost everything.

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023

Bangabazar burnt to the ground

A massive fire ripped through the capital’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex yesterday, burning down at least 2,931 shops full of clothes and ruining the livelihood of several thousand traders just weeks before Eid.

April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023

Bangabazar fire: Livelihoods burnt to ashes before Eid

Many people from nearby markets were also seen taking their belongings out of the area, with everyone occupying the street with their possessions