Vol. 5 Num 138 Sun. October 10, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Star City Trains timetable turns into a farce Most trains that move to and from Dhaka's Kamalapur railway station cannot maintain a time schedule because of run-down locomotives, dilapidated railway network and poor management, causing immensesufferings Zero Point displays wrong info about distance of cities How far is Mymensingh from Dhaka? The answer is 122 kilometres. But the structure at Zero Point in Dhaka says it is 193 km believe it or not. Dholaikhal in name only A Dhaka canal crucial to storm-water retention has ended up in mindless encroachment and breakneck construction of residential and commercial structures, logging up 1,353 square kilometres with rainwater Locals switching to exotic food Restaurants are fast capitalizing on a growing trend among Bengalis to explore foreign cuisine. Buriganga coming under the DMP The river Buriganga presently under the Keraniganj police station will come under the jurisdiction of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) soon, according to Home Ministry sources. Renovation of bus terminals to be delayed Renovation work of three bus terminals at Sayedabad, Mohakhali and Gabtoli is set to miss the completion deadline in December as the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was yet to hand over some portions ofland     Advertisement