With the monsoon setting in, southern part of Dhaka city braces for a fresh spell of waterlogging, as the city corporation has yet to take effective measures to mitigate the perennial problem despite identifying 30 highly vulnerable areas nearly two years ago.
A 20-storey government high-rise in the heart of Old Dhaka has remained abandoned for the past eight years due to administrative irregularities, missing documents, and suspended funding.
In the 11 months since the uprising on August 5, the Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a total of 399 cases, averaging about 36.27 cases per month. These cases named 1,264 individuals as accused, including 243 government employees, accounting for 27.13 percent of the total.
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.
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.
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
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.
However, the state-run agency claims the water is of standard quality when it leaves their facilities
Festivals have always been a cornerstone of the country’s culture. It’s not only about the rituals and traditions that promote a sense of community but also about the various customs and the spirit of Durga Puja that buzzes in the air.
Mizanur Rahman, popularly known as Mia Bhai, is the owner of a private company called Infinity Maritime.
The much-hyped housing project taken up five years ago for middle-income people in Keraniganj is in limbo, as the authorities have yet to start construction work of the Tk 9,978-crore mega scheme.
To make access to citizen services easier, Dhaka North City Corporation launched a mobile app called “Shobar Dhaka” in January last year.
In Old Dhaka’s Northbrook Hall Road, right next to Bangla Bazar, stands Zamindar House.
More than half of the capital’s residents belong to middle or lower-middle-income backgrounds. For hosting social events like weddings and birthdays, they have to rely on the city corporation’s community centres.
The name of the house is “Mangal Abash” (home of good omens). However, for the 150 students living there at present, there's nothing auspicious about it.
What will you do if you want to research the history and traditions of Dhaka -- the ever growing capital of Bangladesh.
If you live in Dhaka, you know how frighteningly frequent fires in slums are. In this year alone, fires have engulfed several large slums in the city, notably in Kalyanpur, Madhubagh and Dakshinkhan -- causing damage to lives and property.
Two U-loops were constructed a year and a half ago in Uttara area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to ease traffic congestion.
