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Star City

Dwellers question security system in the city
Numerous blasts at 40 points in 30 minutes force them to live in fear
City dwellers are still in shock after last week's countrywide bomb attacks including the capital.

Pongu hospital paralysed by bungling
Patients are being deprived of proper treatment at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, due to mismanagement and shortage of

Legalising illegal power connections
Desa move to save Tk 25 lakh a month evaded by hawkers
Hawkers in the city pilfer around 2.5 lakh units of electricity through illegal connections, causing the government a loss of Tk 25 lakh per month, a Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (Desa) estimate says.

Traffic Division gets tough on motorcycle riders
The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) had filed 618 cases against motorcyclists and realised fines amounting some Tk 1.67 lakh last month for not wearing helmets.

UCEP fulfilling dreams of the uncared
Rafiqul Islam started working as a shop assistant in his early childhood as his rickshawpuller father was unable to maintain the family of five. At that time he could not even think of going to school.