A monument is being built at the Mall Chattar to mark the centenary of Dhaka University. But many students and alumni have taken to the social media to express dissatisfaction as a rare patch of green is being destroyed to make way for the structure. They also reminisced about the good times they had there. The photo was taken yesterday.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Works of the First Dhaka Elevated Expressway is going on in full swing as the Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader recently announced that construction of the stretch from Dhaka airport to Tejgaon rail gate is expected to be completed by November this year. The 47km expressway, with a 19.73km main line, will run from from HSIA till Kutubkhali. The photo was taken at Chairmanbari in the capital’s Banani yesterday. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS