Motijheel is losing its historic lustre as Dhaka’s commercial hub, with Gulshan, among the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the capital, stealing its thunder.
Motijheel, once the pulsing heart of Dhaka’s trade and commerce, has become a shadow of its former self. Empty office floors now whisper tales of abandoned ambitions.
At least 10 people were detained after attempting to rob a building in Gulshan-2 early yesterday.
If you are an urban explorer of Dhaka, the achar carts — found in different alleys and gullies of the city — would not be something surprising for you. However, if you haven’t been to Gulshan 1 DNCC Market yet, unfortunately, you have missed a vibrant emissary of tradition and taste, thanks to the variety of achar he sells.
We, who are meant to grow up and eventually inherit the city, deserve better treatment.
“The books launched and discussed at the Dhaka Lit Fest are on their way”, store owner Amina Rahman informed Daily Star Books.
Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.
The new branch is expected to open in mid-January, store owner Amina Rahman told The Daily Star.
Held on March 4-5 at the Gulshan Lake Park in its second iteration since 2019, the fair included stalls by several bookstores and publishers including Bookworm Bangladesh, Bengal Boi, University Press Limited, Baatighar, ULAB Press, Bishwa Shahittya Kendro, and more.
Back in May, we came across seven steel violins installed on the walls at an art exhibition at the Bengal Art Lounge in Gulshan. These violins would automatically start playing themselves when visitors came close to them.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting with the chiefs of the 20-party alliance tonight to discuss the upcoming municipality polls scheduled for Dec 30.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will resume office from this evening after more than two months of staying abroad for medical reasons.
The United States is working relentlessly with the Bangladesh government and other key partners to identify the true culprits of the foreigner killings here.
The High Court orders police to take legal actions against an underage driver, Fareez Rahman, in two weeks for hitting two rickshaws with an SUV in Gulshan, leaving four persons injured.
We are appalled to see that influence and money has gotten the better of the law in a recent incident. We hope that the record is straightened out and that ours is a society based on laws, not influence, is established.
The key facts of the case I analyse here are as follows: An underage driver crashed into two rickshaws. He was caught red-handed. Police officers who responded to the incident have given statements confirming that the perpetrator was drunk, that he did not hold a driver's licence.
Police say they found evidence of alcohol inside the vehicle that rammed two rickshaws and injured four people in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
The body of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, who was shot dead in Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone, might to be sent back to his country tomorrow.
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claims the government is trying to shift the blame for the murder of Italian national Cesare Tavella in Dhaka to others.
