Dipan Nandy

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

‘Dhaka Tower’ lies abandoned for 8 years

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.

8h ago

243 govt officials accused in graft cases since Aug 5

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.

1d ago

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.

2w 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.

2w 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.

3w ago

Wasa water stinks

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

3w 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
October 2, 2022
October 2, 2022

Revival of Dhaka Circular Waterway: Possibilities aplenty but concerns remain

Mizanur Rahman, popularly known as Mia Bhai, is the owner of a private company called  Infinity Maritime.

September 24, 2022
September 24, 2022

Rajuk’s Jhilmil housing project: 5 years gone by, work yet to start

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.

September 24, 2022
September 24, 2022

Shobar Dhaka, an app (not) for all

To make access to citizen services easier, Dhaka North City Corporation launched a mobile app called “Shobar Dhaka” in January last year.

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Mixed tidings for idol artisans

In Old Dhaka’s Northbrook Hall Road, right next to Bangla Bazar, stands Zamindar House.

September 19, 2022
September 19, 2022

City Corporation Community Centres: Not for the community!

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.

September 17, 2022
September 17, 2022

Mangal Abash: Nothing ‘mangal’ about it

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.

September 17, 2022
September 17, 2022

Dhaka under one roof

What will you do if you want to research the history and traditions of Dhaka -- the ever growing capital of Bangladesh.

September 12, 2022
September 12, 2022

DNCC to set up fire hydrants in slums

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.

August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022

2 knocked down, 8 of no use

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.

August 27, 2022
August 27, 2022

Where the national poet breathed his last

One’s interest may pique after seeing that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University’s (BSMMU) B-Block doesn’t have a single patient or attendant walking the halls.