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COVER STORY / A dog sees Dhaka
This city can be cruel. I have been kicked and pushed away. I have seen worse being done to my brethren. In spite of all this, this city has become my home.
'Abducted' mayor found after 2 days
Jamalpur's Sharishabari municipality mayor, who went missing from the capital's Uttara last Monday, was found in a tea estate in Sreemangal yesterday.
Karachi mayor offers land to Shahid Afridi for cricket academy
After being denied land for his cricket academy by Sindh Government, the city mayor Waseem Akhtar made the same offer to cricket star Shahid Khan Afridi.
Sadiq Khan sworn in as new mayor of London
Newly-elected London mayor Sadiq Khan has been formally signed in to the role at a Southwark Cathedral ceremony.
Gazipur mayor sent to jail in violence case
A Gazipur court sends Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan and nine others to jail in connection with a violence case.
SC upholds stay on Gazipur mayor’s suspension
The Supreme Court has upheld a previous HC order that stayed the suspension of Gazipur City Corporation mayor MA Mannan over criminal charges.
Free footpaths in 7 days, Annisul tells shop owners
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq gives shop owners a 7-day ultimatum to free illegal occupation of footpaths and roads.
Free footpaths by March 1
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq yesterday asked grabbers to free city footpaths by March 1.
Dhaka south to get 5,000 bins for cleaner city
A total of 5000 bins will be set at different points of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) by 2016, its Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said.
Bring Wasa, Rajuk under DCCs
Mayor Annisul Huq wants Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations to get rid of the city's waterlogging problem.
HELLO MAYOR... did you see this ?
In a bizarre incident, a garbage carrying truck of Dhaka North City Corporation dumped a large chunk of trash in front of a multinational bank's headquarters in the capital's Gulshan early yesterday. The authorities of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) have expressed utter surprise at the noxious incident as they remain in the dark as to what triggered this.
Thank you Mr. Mayor
In a major step towards easing the city's crippling traffic congestion, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has freed the Shyamoli-Aminbazar road in the capital from illegal parking.
Mexican Mayor killed hours into job
A newly-elected Mexican mayor has been shot dead on her second day in office.
Municipality polls in time, campaigns sans MPs
EC will not defer municipality polls slated for Dec 30. MPs to remain out of electioneering campaigns, officials say
Opinion: Can the mayor kill the dragon?
Mayor Annisul Huq had his first bitter taste of what lies ahead if he really wants to go about his promises with sincerity. His mission virtually failed when he went to supervise the clearing of the Tejgaon road where trucks are parked illegally, blocking the important connecting pathway.
Derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu: 2 held
A former municipality mayor and an incumbent councillor of Bandarban are held on charge of making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Mumbai mayor compares Modi with Hitler
A Mumbai mayor and Shiv Sena leader Snehal Ambekar has compared country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Adlof Hitler.
What's in a mayor's name?
Now the pet name is an organic caudal end to the official name. The two often go together even in the loftiest of positions in society.
Nasir wins Ctg polls
Ruling Awami League-backed mayoral candidate AJM Nasir Uddin wins the Chittagong City Corporation elections marred by rigging, violence and intimidation and eventually boycotted by the BNP-endorsed candidate.