Today, the real fight is not just in speeches or rallies, but in what people see and believe on social media platforms
Imagine if the next global fashion sensation did not emerge from Paris or Milan but quietly bloomed in a lotus pond in the wetlands of Bangladesh.
Party leaders said the decision was made to improve the BNP's image ahead of the next general election, as sticking to the previous stance was drawing criticisms.
Rights groups say the state's failure to act swiftly and decisively has to some extent emboldened mobs and contributed to a climate where vigilante justice is becoming commonplace.
This is the government's moment to show what it truly stands for and bring everyone of those people to face the law
The BNP has decided not to engage in any activity that might delay the election or reignite conflict with the interim government following the recent London meeting between the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
As the interim government eyes February for the national election, the BNP has shifted its focus to finalising its candidate selection process and completing local-level groundwork.
The highly anticipated meeting at The Dorchester lasted about an hour and a half
Around 85 percent of houses in the capital’s Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani areas have their sewerage lines connected to nearby lakes and canals, polluting the waterbodies, revealed an assessment.
On the capital’s Elephant Road stands a brand new public toilet, but not a single person has been able to use it since its inauguration on November 30. And so, pedestrians, shoppers, and local traders are still suffering amid the dearth of such facilities.
If one goes to look for Farashganj Ruplal House in Dhaka, it would be a near impossible task to find it amid hundreds of shops. When they do get there eventually, they will find an old residential building covered with moss.
In its latest effort to free the capital’s Satrasta-Tejgaon road from congestion, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is setting up separate lanes for rickshaws by installing dividers.
Ibrahim Khalil owns three plant nurseries along the boundary wall of the Rayerbazar Martyred Intellectual Memorial( Boddho Bhumi).
Ibrahim Khalil owns three plant nurseries along the boundary wall of the Rayerbazar Martyred Intellectual Memorial( Boddho Bhumi).
Abdul Khalek was heading for an office in the capital’s Agargaon where he was to sit for an exam for a government job at 11:00am yesterday, but he could not sit for the test as police asked him to go back after stopping him at a checkpoint in Aminbazar.
What started as police frisking people and vehicles entering the capital has turned into checking pedestrians at different Dhaka gateways as well.
The two city corporations of Dhaka have a total of only 103 public toilets for 1.78 crore people. These toilets are scattered across 129 wards. If that wasn’t bad enough, in 36 of the new wards, there is no sign of this essential facility.
Things turn worse for the pedestrians at night as the road -- which now allows only one-way movement because of ongoing repair work of DNCC -- does not have enough street lights.
