Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)
Why is DSCC allowing extortion in the name of tolls?
City authorities must stop turning a blind eye to such crimes
City corporations shouldn’t be endangering lives
DSCC garbage truck incident shows how negligence is costing lives
Will there be a large-scale eviction in Kamrangirchar?
Government must address concerns surrounding mega development plan
Failed response to dengue and air pollution is no coincidence
High Court’s observations about the relevant authorities demand attention
Dengue can be deadlier this year
Authorities must ramp up efforts to control it
A danger lurking in the shadows
Authorities, residents should take measures to prevent a dengue wave post-Eid
Dhaka can’t afford to lose more greenery
DNCC’s tree felling spree must stop
Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi
Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
3 votes in 2 hours at DU polling centre!
The turnout rate of voters in Dhaka North and South City Corporations elections today, compared to the last city corporations’ elections, is seemingly very low.
BNP has no organisational strength to appoint polling agents: Taposh
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Awami League’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation election expresses hope that Dhaka residents will cast their votes in favor of the “boat” symbol to help ensure a developed city.
DCC elections: PM casts vote at Dhaka City College
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina cast her vote in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls at Dhaka City College centre, just after 8am.
Dhaka city polls: Voting ends, counting begins
Vote counting in Dhaka North and South City Corporations begins after the voting ended at 4:00pm.
Four businessmen and a funeral
There is a story to be told of Dhaka—the once-provincial backwater-turned-megalopolis—but it was nowhere in the electioneering that wrapped up last night.
Want to see democracy in action at Dhaka polls: Western diplomats
Western diplomats in Dhaka said they want to see democracy in action as the Dhaka South and North City Corporation elections are going to be held day after tomorrow.
The farce of manifestos: do voters’ reactions matter?
Implementing any one or all of these promises would be like a dream come true for every Dhaka resident. However, the moot question is whether these mayoral candidates know the powers of a mayor and how poorly equipped a mayor’s office is in implementing them?
Level playing field not ensured yet: Ishraque
Bringing allegation of obstructing electioneering, BNP-backed mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections calls upon the Election Commission to ensure level playing field for all candidates.
Nominations of 7 DSCC candidates declared legal
Dhaka South City Corporation’s returning office declares legal the nomination papers of all the seven candidates in the DSCC mayoral polls.
AL to name its candidates tomorrow: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says his party will finalise its candidates for the mayoral race in elections to two city corporations in Dhaka tomorrow.
