The Daily Star: Internet Edition Mon. May 28, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 1062

Mon. May 28, 2007


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Star City

DCC's garbage trade pollutes air, land and water
Unscrupulous conservancy employees are dumping rubbish to fill up low-lying land along the flood protection embankment, causing serious air, land and water pollution in the area.

Spiralling Prices of Essentials
The problem lies elsewhere, say traders
The interim government's various initiatives including the planned import of several food items to control price hike of daily essentials would have little impact on the current market, alleged wholesale

Underpass in shabby state
Authorities' sheer negligence has put the Karwan Bazar underpass in a woeful state as poor maintenance from the concerned authorities continues to taint the underpass premises.

Sweltering in Stuffy Metropolis
Afternoon rain and Kalbaishakhi fails to bring a sigh of relief in the city. Sweltering heat and intense humidity in the air has made life miserable during the past few days.

Karwan Bazar
DCC sleeps over car park
The planned car park in the city's Karwan Bazar commercial area is yet to be built despite site selection and handover of the land to the authorities concerned.

BRTA revises rules to go tough on reckless motorists
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is revising the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1983 with a view to impose tougher penalties on motorists violating traffic rules.

"city express"
The latest crop of quotes from the city's press -- words worth repeating, we feel, for their humour, insight or sheer outrageousness.